« Pourquoi personne n'a été arrêté ? » : Thierno Alassane Sall demande des comptes au gouvernement sur l'affaire AEE Power
Beyond the financial flows he now considers documented, Thierno Alassane Sall directly implicated the Senegalese authorities in their handling of the 37 billion CFA franc project intended for the electrification of 1,600 villages. Speaking to the press on Friday, June 12, 2026, the member of parliament denounced what he considers a series of attempts to minimize or conceal the scale of the affair. According to him, while the project struggled to materialize on the ground, those in charge at the time multiplied their public relations efforts to give the impression that the work was progressing normally. "Tours were organized throughout the country to create the illusion of the project's effective implementation, when in reality it had barely begun," he stated.
The former Minister of Energy specifically targeted the former Prime Minister, recalling that the latter had publicly denied the existence of any scandal before later attributing the delays to mere customs difficulties. Thierno Alassane Sall cited, in particular, the press release from the Council of Ministers dated March 11, 2026, in which the project's delays were officially attributed to administrative and customs obstacles. "After nearly two years, they were still trying to make the public believe that these were merely technical delays, even though no equipment had arrived in Senegal," he asserted. The MP also questioned the role of certain government officials who, according to him, had sufficient information to act much earlier.
"Why is no one being held accountable?"
One of the main questions raised by the President of the Republic of Values concerns the absence, at this stage, of coercive measures against those likely to be involved in this affair. "Considerable sums have circulated through opaque financial channels. Yet, no one has been arrested, no one has been questioned," he stated gravely. The parliamentarian also wonders about possible mechanisms that may have been used to protect certain individuals involved in the case. Without offering definitive proof, he believes that investigators must determine whether certain financial transactions were intended to ensure the silence or complicity of those who supported the project.
Spanish justice held up as a model
Thierno Alassane Sall particularly emphasized what he considers the striking contrast between the reactions of the Spanish and Senegalese legal systems. According to him, it took the initiation of proceedings in Spain to finally obtain precise information on the banking transactions related to the project. "Three months after filing a complaint with the Spanish courts, we obtained more information than what had been communicated to us in Senegal," he stated to members of the media.
For the opposition leader, this situation raises a fundamental question of judicial sovereignty. “The money belongs to the Senegalese people. The events took place in Senegal. Yet, it is thanks to the Spanish justice system that we are only now discovering what happened,” he lamented. In conclusion, Thierno Alassane Sall made an urgent appeal to the Financial Judicial Pole to expedite the national investigations so that all criminal responsibilities can be established in what he calls the biggest financial scandal linked to rural electrification.
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