Former Kaolack Court of Appeal President Ousmane Kane criticizes Constitutional Council's decision on Ousmane Sonko's parliamentary reintegration
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Ousmane Kane, former President of the Kaolack Court of Appeal, has strongly criticized the Constitutional Council's decision to declare itself incompetent regarding the appeal against Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's reintegration into the National Assembly. Kane argues that this decision by the Constitutional Council constitutes a "grave failure" and creates an insoluble legal deadlock, which jurists refer to as a "denial of justice." He states that no other jurisdiction in the country is now competent to handle this significant dispute, which he believes violates fundamental principles of justice. Kane also challenges Sonko's status as a Member of Parliament, asserting that Sonko lost this status after choosing to remain at the Prime Minister's Office following the 2024 legislative elections, citing the Constitution, Electoral Code, and organic law then in force. Furthermore, Kane identifies two major legal errors in the Council's reasoning. He disputes the Constitutional judges' classification of the National Assembly Bureau's decision to reintegrate a deputy as legislative rather than administrative. He also contends that the Constitutional Council is bound not only by the Constitution but also by international conventions ratified by Senegal, such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which he states prevail over the Constitution. Kane warns that closing all avenues to justice violates the right to
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