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Pastef activist Adama Diop arrested again for alleged indecent speech
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Adama Diop, an influencer and activist for Pastef, has been arrested again and is in police custody at the National Police's Special Cybersecurity Division. The merchant, from Touba, was detained for alleged indecent speech. She is scheduled to appear before the public prosecutor at the Dakar High Court this Friday. Her arrest follows an investigation initiated by the head of the Dakar public prosecutor's office. Diop reportedly made remarks deemed obscene regarding the Adji Sarr-Ousmane Sonko case in a video posted on social media. She also reportedly criticized President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, mentioning that he was defeated by a woman in the Ndiaganiao elections. Adama Diop is known for her strong opinions on social media and has faced legal issues before. In October 2025, she was remanded in custody and transferred to the women's prison in Liberté 6 following a defamation complaint filed by Aïda Mbodj, the general delegate of the Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship for Women and Youth Der/Fj. This previous complaint stemmed from accusations made by Diop concerning promised and then withdrawn funding. This new arrest adds to her history of legal proceedings.
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