Invited this Sunday, May 4, 2025 of the program Le Jury du Dimanche on Iradio, Seydi Gassama, executive director of Amnesty International Senegal, reacted to the summons of Amadou Sall, son of former president Macky Sall, in a case relating to the management of public funds.
Arrested on the issue of accountability, the activist was firm: “All citizens, without exception, must respond to justice. “For him, responsibility is all the greater when a head of state engages his relatives in state affairs:” When a leader implies his family in the management of power, he explains to have to account. »»
Seydi Gassama recalled that presidential immunity is not eternal, adding that a former head of state can be prosecuted once his term is completed. “The president is a citizen like the others,” he said, insisting on the importance of respecting the rights of all litigants.
In his eyes, equality before the law constitutes an essential foundation of the rule of law: “No one should be above justice, not even the son of Macky Sall. He also assured that his organization, Amnesty International, will remain vigilant about respecting the rights of the defense, while continuing to denounce any attack on human rights.
