A court in Senegal has sentenced two lawmakers to six months
in jail for assaulting their pregnant colleague during a parliamentary session.
During a budget presentation on December 1, Massata Samb, an
opposition member of parliament, walked over and slapped Amy Gniby, a member of
the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition.
The incident set off a series of altercations.
Samb was addressing the assembly about comments Gniby made
over the weekend, in which the latter criticised a spiritual leader opposed to
a third term for President Macky Sall.
“Mister president, a deputy has stood in front of this
tribune to insult someone’s marabout [spiritual leader],” said Samb.
Gniby reportedly scoffed at the remarks and declared she did
not care, after which Samb walked over and hit her, TV footage showed.
Gniby responded by throwing a chair at Samb, and in the
brawl that followed, she fell to the ground and was also kicked in the abdomen
by Amadou Niang, another member of the opposition.
The brawl escalated political tensions in Senegal that have
gotten worse since the ruling party lost its majority in a July legislative
election.
The development comes amid a proposed third term, but the
president has refused to affirm if he will re-contest.
In reaction to the national assembly brawl, a court in
Senegal, on Monday, sentenced Niang and Samb to six months in jail.
The lawmakers were also ordered to pay a total of 5 million
CFA francs (around $8,000) in compensation to Gniby.
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