Ten months after his imprisonment, Ndella Madior Diouf gave an update from her cell. Since her arrest on December 28, 2024, she has been held at the Camp pénal de Liberté 6 in Dakar. The founder of Saphir FM expresses her impatient desire to see her case finally brought to trial, a trial that she says is desperately slow in coming.
Difficult prison conditions
Placed first in room n°3, Ndella Madior Diouf was then transferred to room n°6. This cramped space is shared with another inmate, both sleeping on the same mattress. The cell, designed for small numbers, sometimes accommodates up to seven other prisoners, making cohabitation even more difficult.
According to a source inside L'OBSDaily life in the prison follows a monotonous rhythm. Like all the other inmates whose files are already closed, Ndella Madior Diouf wakes up every day, from Monday to Friday, in the hope of receiving news of a possible trial. However, this hope is dashed by the absence of news, plunging Ndella Madior Diouf into deep disillusionment.
Presidential candidate for 2019, Ndella Madior Diouf is in a difficult situation, with a long wait for his trial. This long detention generates bitterness and anguish. In addition to the physical and psychological suffering associated with prison, she also has to cope with the collapse of her business. Saphir FMher radio station, has stopped broadcasting, which is a source of financial concern for her.
"I'm dipping into all my savings," she recently confided to a relative during a visit to the Penal Camp. Prison life, especially for women, is expensive. "In addition to meals, we also have to buy basic necessities and hygiene products. Relatives can't always provide what the inmates need", explains a source to L'OBS.
This situation, where hope and disillusionment mingle, highlights the harsh realities of pre-trial detention in France. Senegal. For Ndella Madior DioufThe wait seems interminable, as does the loss of his business, which makes him feel even more powerless.
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