Dakar march calls for suspect’s repatriation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The Justice for Astou Pierre Collective marched in Grand Dakar to demand the repatriation of Alioune Badara Gaye, suspected of dousing his former partner with a corrosive substance. Astou Pierre, hospitalised after the 23 June attack, died on 1 October from complications, according to Seneweb.
Members of the Justice for Astou Pierre Collective marched on Friday 16 October in the Grand Dakar area to demand the repatriation of the suspect in the death of Aïssatou Pierre, known as Astou Pierre, who was located in Mauritania, reports Seneweb. The mobilisation, held from 3pm to 5.12pm, also aimed to honour the victim’s memory and call for the circumstances of her death to be clarified.
Astou Pierre was allegedly doused with a corrosive substance on 23 June 2026, according to Seneweb. Participants called for the suspect, currently in Mauritania, to be brought back to Senegal to answer for the case.
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