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According to testimony, the latter was burned during his custody in the premises of the Thiaroye police station. " We deeply deplore and condemn the death of this young man. Senegal has ratified all the international conventions including the one relating to the fight against torture. It is unacceptable in the 21st century for people to die in detention as a result of torture. We ask the justice in particular, the Prosecutor of the Republic to self-seize so that all the light is made on this case responded Me Sène, interviewed by the Rfm.
Arrested with several people for alleged theft of "Ladoum" sheep, Saliou Sarr died on July 15, a few hours after his evacuation to hospital. His family accused the police of torturing him before burning him with an electric baton. " Thinner they poured on my brother before using their electric baton. It was the contact of electricity with the thinner that set fire to my brother's clothes. They were all surprised by the fire and fled and it was then that one of them came back to roll my brother on the herbaceous carpet to try to extinguish the fire. Alas, the damage was already done "said the deceased's sister to 'Observer . The police refused to comment on this case.
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