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Senegal prosecutor refers Rox and Diodio case to judge

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Prosecutor Saliou Dicko has sent the case of Mame Diarra Thiam, known as Diodio Glow Skin, and Rokhaya Fall, known as Rox la Chancelière, to an investigating judge, according to Seneweb. The two women face charges including criminal conspiracy, speech contrary to public morals and complicity in insults; the prosecution has also brought a money-laundering charge.

Senegalese prosecutor Saliou Dicko has referred the case involving Mame Diarra Thiam, known as Diodio Glow Skin, and Rokhaya Fall, known as Rox la Chancelière, to the investigating judge. The two women have been charged with criminal conspiracy, speech contrary to public morals and complicity in insults, reports Seneweb.

The prosecution has also brought a charge of money laundering, according to the media outlet. The case was assigned to the second chamber of the Pikine-Guédiawaye court, where the two women appeared for their arraignment.

This judicial stage comes after the investigation ended and the two women were presented to the prosecutor, scheduled for 26 October in the Diodio Glow Skin case. Diodio Glow Skin was placed in police custody on 23 October in an investigation into online insults.

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