Senegalese Supporters Condemned: Bassirou Diomaye Faye Officially Requests Pardon from King Mohammed VI

During an interview broadcast Saturday evening, the head of state indicated he had sent a letter to the Moroccan sovereign. While praising the quality of the reception and the tournament’s organization, he hopes for royal intervention to relieve the detainees and their families. This request follows the decision by the Rabat Court of Appeal, which validated in April sentences of three months to one year in prison for 18 nationals.

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye deemed these convictions "unjust." He explained that Dakar had strategically chosen not to appeal the initial judgments to close the matter quickly, but that the appeal filed by the Moroccan side prolonged the incarceration of the accused.

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To find a way out, the Senegalese government activated several levers, including diplomatic mediations through its embassy and steps of a religious nature. To date, Moroccan authorities have released only three supporters who finished serving their legal sentences. While reaffirming his total respect for the sovereignty of Morocco’s justice system, the Senegalese leader publicly questions what options will be available to him if this final attempt at political resolution fails.