Dakar Tribunal implicated in case of 4,792 fraudulently held files

Investigations by the Criminal Investigations Division DIC revealed multiple irregularities, leading to arrests and prolonged hearings. The case involves unauthorized access to sensitive judicial data, including personal information, identities of accused individuals, offenses, detention orders, and court decisions. Three individuals, Pierre Sakho, an IT consultant; Makhtar Ka, a principal prison supervisor; and Ibrahima Coulibaly, an IT specialist, were arrested and referred to the public prosecutor on April 13, 2026.

The investigation began after Makhtar Ka reported Pierre Sakho, who allegedly gained unauthorized access to judicial files. Sakho, who claimed to be developing a digital solution for case processing, admitted to accessing and storing 4,792 sensitive judicial files from the period of December 1, 2020, to April 10, 2026, on his personal laptop without official authorization. He claimed to have acted with Makhtar Ka's agreement and with the complicity of Ibrahima Coulibaly, who allegedly facilitated access to some files.

Coulibaly, while denying collaboration on an IT service, admitted to transmitting some limited computer data from 2025, acknowledging a fault in sharing information that should have remained confidential. He disputed Sakho's claim that he was the source of all data found on the seized lapt