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A teacher in Senegal was sentenced to five years in prison and another was fined $ 32,000 for selling copies of exams.
Baccalaureate examinations in French, English, question sheets broadcast on social networks and WhatsApp
Several other teachers and dozens of students were also punished.
Their sentences range from two months of suspension to two years in prison.
High School Director Mr. de Kahone, in the Senegalese capital, admitted to having sold exams, but stated that he was not motivated by the money.
"I wanted to help a vulnerable person who was struggling to get a bachelor's degree," said Mamadou Djibril Dia. Senegalese life told by the Criminal Court of Dakar
"[She] m asked to help her because she had already failed twice … If I had wanted make money, I would have sold the tests to the richest, "he added.
In addition to his five-year prison term, Dia was fined 500,000 CFA francs ($ 886;
"A Lesson for Teachers"
Teachers' at least two secondary schools were also convicted of "criminal conspiracy, fraud and fraudulent gain of undue material benefits." Abdoulaye Ndour, a teacher at Yalla Suren High School, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years in prison. [19659003] The Senegalese news agency Le Soleil said that Ndour had paid $ 12,000 to his bank account.
A total of 32 students were sentenced to six months suspended in prison. two years in prison
"We were shocked by the scale of the fraud," said Saourou Sene, and secondary school teachers (SAEMS).
"This verdict should serve as a lesson to all those who might be tempted to sabotage or to scuttle the baccalaureate in Senegal. "
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