At least 2 people died and 7 people were injured in the fire that opened This Monday in Saraya province in southeastern Senegal, Police pressure on those who participated in the demonstration To protest mining contracting reform.
The protest took place in the municipality of Khossanto in Saraya province, where security forces detained at least 37 people, according to Senegalese news agency APS.
Khossanto mayor Mahamady Sissoko appealed for calm and tranquility, urging people to stay at home to avoid clashes with security forces. Sissoko, who lost his own brother in the recorded demonstrations, said, “Gendarmes continue to arrest people directly in their homes. But the arrests continue. This is not normal.”
Numerous NGOs, including Amnesty International, condemned the crackdown and called for an “independent and impartial investigation” into the “violent suppression” by the public, who condemned the composition of the demonstration and the amendment of the governor’s decree that determined the order of action. operation of contracting commissions by mining companies for unskilled local jobs. This change Provides an advantage to the regional administration in terms of recruitment This was to the detriment of the village headmen who chaired the commissions.