"The state prosector has decided to nip the plot in the bud ... by proceeding to arrest individuals duly identified as being involved in the plot," the statement said.
Some 3,000 to 4,000 people gathered in the capital Saturday for a rally against Wade, marking the 11th anniversary of his electoral victory on March 19, 2000.
Others gathered in Rufisque, to the east of Dakar, and rallies were planned in other major cities.
Demonstrators derided the government’s allegation of a plot against the president, saying that activists were just taking to the streets to express their displeasure.
"The aim is to intimidate, to ensure that people do not go out" to the demonstrations said Ousmane Tanor Dieng, leader of the Socialist Party and a member of the Benno Siggil Senegal (Together for the Renewal of Senegal) coalition.
"We have a pool of lawyers who are going to dismantle the arguments put forward by the minister,” he added.
The government did not ban any of Saturday’s planned rallies.
Some 3,000 to 4,000 people gathered in the capital Saturday for a rally against Wade, marking the 11th anniversary of his electoral victory on March 19, 2000.
Others gathered in Rufisque, to the east of Dakar, and rallies were planned in other major cities.
Demonstrators derided the government’s allegation of a plot against the president, saying that activists were just taking to the streets to express their displeasure.
"The aim is to intimidate, to ensure that people do not go out" to the demonstrations said Ousmane Tanor Dieng, leader of the Socialist Party and a member of the Benno Siggil Senegal (Together for the Renewal of Senegal) coalition.
"We have a pool of lawyers who are going to dismantle the arguments put forward by the minister,” he added.
The government did not ban any of Saturday’s planned rallies.
Well done Senegal.
ReplyDeleteI watch this programme on tv yesterday and am very impressed how the demonstrators behaved and no reaction from the government... in gambia the only state tv wont show this on tv... yaya jammeh is a monster... not a ruler
ReplyDeleteBravo Senegal, YAya Jammeh is feeling always good by seeing Gambians in HARDSHIP and SURFFERING
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