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Senegal to try ex-justice minister over CFAF 250m graft case

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  • Case centres on alleged kickbacks tied to electronic surveillance centre contract
  • Analysts say trial marks test of new government’s anti-corruption pledge

Dakar, Senegal – Senegal’s former Minister of Justice, Ismaïla Madior Fall, will be tried by the High Court for alleged corruption involving CFAF 250 million ($415,000) in a case linked to a contractor hired for the construction of an electronic surveillance centre.

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