The Republic of Values/Reewum Ngor expresses its lively indignation and condemns the arrest of Simon Faye, editor-in-chief of Sentv/Zig FM (Group D-Media).
In a statement read at the editorial staff this Saturday, the RV considers that the power in place, under the leadership of the Pastef party, “continues to blindly continues its wave of arbitrary arrests for the sole purpose of muzzling critical voices. »»
This practice, consisting in maintaining citizens in police custody for a whole weekend, with “the sole manifest intention of silenced them”, “is not only unfair, but unworthy of a state that respects fundamental rights”, adds the party of Thierno Alassane Sall who expresses his solidarity to Simon Faye, who, he continues, “is retained far from his family for having exercised his profession as good faith. »»
The Republic of Values/Reewum Ngor requires its immediate and unansusance release and invites the government to focus on the real priorities of the country, instead of “getting bogged down in a policy of permanent intimidation towards those whose vision differs from theirs”.
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