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Aly Ngouille Ndiaye criticises Senegalese parliamentary hearings

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Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, leader of the Party for Sovereignty and Development (PSD Njariñ), criticised the conduct of some hearings by Senegalese parliamentary commissions of inquiry, saying they must not replace oversight bodies or the police. The former interior minister discussed several current affairs issues in an interview broadcast by Senegal7, Seneweb reports.

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, former Senegalese interior minister and leader of the Party for Sovereignty and Development (PSD Njariñ), criticised the conduct of some hearings by parliamentary commissions of inquiry under way at the National Assembly, according to Seneweb. He believes that people summoned should be able to appear to provide explanations in a normal democracy.

The former minister said he appreciated some questions but not others in debates whose direction he considers problematic. He notably contrasted these commissions with the Court of Auditors, the General State Inspectorate and the Police, according to Seneweb.

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