The Dakar Court of Appeal has just sentenced the singer, Thione Ballago Seck, to a 3-year prison sentence, including 8 months in prison. Judged last Monday by Judge Chimère Diouf, he was found guilty in the case of counterfeit notes which earned him an arrest and a charge by the judge of the second cabinet. Prosecuted by a chain of offenses, he was acquitted of the offenses of money laundering and attempted fraud and found guilty of association of criminals, attempted circulation, possession and receipt of monetary signs falsified.
5 years firm and an arrest warrant for Alaye Djite, the return of 32 million Thione ordered
Pursued with Alaye Djite, Thione took 3 years including 8 months firm with a fine of 5 million CFA francs and a ban on all banking activity for a period of one year. The Court also ordered the return of the 32 million CFA francs seized from his home. As for laye Djité, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison together with an arrest warrant and a ban on staying in Senegal for 10 years. He must pay a fine of 1 billion 588 million FCfa and the confiscation of all objects related to the commission of the facts. While the first judge had canceled the procedure for violation of regulation number 5 of Uemoa, requiring the presence of the lawyer at the time of the arrest, the appeal judge disowned him.
Thione Seck who has already served her Thione will not go to prison
During the trial, lawyers had argued this exception, rejected by President Chimère. Castigating this position of the judge, the defense, provided by Mes Ousmane Sèye, Bamba Cisse, Abdou Dialy Kane, Alassane Cisse … denounced the fact that what was described as counterfeit notes were only cut green paper. Pleading for release, they supported the position of their client who said he had been defrauded by a promoter for several concerts in Europe. But the court did not follow and convicted. Thione has already served this firm sentence during pre-trial detention. And therefore will not return to prison. A boon for the singer and his entourage.
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