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Takku Wallu quits six inquiry commissions in Senegal

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The Senegalese Takku Wallu parliamentary group has announced its definitive withdrawal from six National Assembly inquiry commissions. It denounced excessively publicised hearings and fears they could serve as a “public trial by intent”, according to a statement reported by 24heureinfo.

The Takku Wallu Senegal parliamentary group announced on Friday 16 October 2026 that it was definitively withdrawing from the six parliamentary inquiry commissions of the Senegalese National Assembly. It denounced excessively publicised hearings and feared that its participation would be interpreted as endorsing a “public trial by intent”, according to the parliamentary group.

The decision comes as the Senegalese National Assembly publicises hearings on several management cases. Takku Wallu Senegal is therefore contesting the conditions under which these proceedings are made public, rather than continuing its participation in the six commissions, according to its statement.

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