Presidential candidates in Senegal's elections on Sunday should commit to decriminalizing journalism and dropping all legal proceedings against journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.
Dakar — Presidential candidates in Senegal's elections on Sunday should commit to decriminalizing journalism and dropping all legal proceedings against journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.
On March 12, Senegalese authorities released five journalists jailed since last year, including Ndèye Maty Niang, also known as Maty Sarr Niang, and four journalists from the Allô Senegal media outlet who continue to face prosecution, according to Niang and Famara Faty, a lawyer for the Allô Senegal journalists, who both spoke to CPJ.
Niang's lawyer, Moussa Sarr, told CPJ that the journalist's case was now nullified under the amnesty law, which was passed by the Senegalese parliament on March 6 and enforced days after her release. The Allô Sénégal journalists face various charges, including"usurping the function of a journalist," which stems from the combined application of Senegal's press and penal code and is punishable by up to two years in prison. Ndèye Maty Niang was also charged with"usurping the function of a journalist," among other offenses.
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