Former Justice Minister Ismaïla Madior Fall's corruption trial postponed
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The hearing for former Justice Minister Ismaïla Madior Fall before the High Court of Justice has been adjourned until next Tuesday. This decision follows initial procedural discussions in a case involving alleged corruption related to a public real estate project. A defense lawyer highlighted the legal and human complexity of the case, noting that the High Court of Justice has not handled such matters in decades, necessitating strict adherence to procedural rules. Fall is accused in connection with a land parcel intended for the Pikine-Guédiawaye courthouse construction project, specifically a proposed electronic surveillance center estimated at 576.46 million CFA francs. The company Technologie Consulting Services TCS, led by Cheikh Guèye, was to pre-finance the work and receive a 9,430 square meter plot as payment, but the agreement was reportedly never executed. Guèye claims Fall demanded 250 million CFA francs to facilitate the market allocation, stating he paid an advance of 50 million CFA francs before refusing to pay the remaining 200 million, which allegedly led to the abandonment of the initial protocol. Guèye further stated the money was allegedly handed over in the minister's office, with Mohamed Anas El Bachir Wane, then Director of Construction at the Ministry of Justice, present. Investigation elements indicate the sum was later returned to the entrepreneur. Ismaïla Madior Fall denies the accusations, stating he never accepted the funds and that any money brough
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