On Monday, June 29, 2026, twelve individuals were arrested by officers from the Rebeuss district police station as they attempted to reach the National Assembly to protest the examination and vote on the proposed constitutional amendment. Placed in police custody for disturbing public order and participating in an unauthorized gathering, they were released a few hours later on the orders of the authorities.
A thwarted protest near the chamber
The twelve individuals involved were apprehended in various streets of the Rebeuss district as they attempted to reach the National Assembly. Mostly members of the Alliance for the Republic (APR) and the ARC party (Alliance for Citizen Renewal), they all admitted during their brief interrogation that their intention had been to enter the assembly chamber to protest the vote on the proposed constitutional revision bill then under consideration.
The profile of those arrested
The twelve individuals have diverse profiles, reflecting a broad-based mobilization. They include students, teachers, employees, and community activists, aged 24 to 47. Among the men arrested are Souleymane Sarr, 26, a student and member of the Republican Students' Movement, residing at UCAD; Chérif Mané, 30, a member of COJER Pikine, residing in Pikine; Abdoulaye Diop, 34, who identifies as an activist, residing in Almadies; Mamadou Ba, 28, a Quranic teacher, residing in Guédiawaye; Abdoulaye Diagne, 28, a KFC employee, residing in Guédiawaye; Abdou Diouf, 24, a student, residing in Guinaw Rail-Sud; and Oumar Seck, 31, a teacher, residing in Guédiawaye. and Pape Amar Kassé, 25 years old, student, residing in Guédiawaye.
Four women were also among those arrested: Maty Daba Seck, 41, an employee at KFC, residing in Rufisque; Ramatoulaye Oumou Kalsoum Fall, 28, an executive assistant, residing in Liberté 5; Fatou Kane Seck, 47, an employee at KFC, residing in Rufisque; and Awa Der, 31, an accounting assistant residing in HLM.
A short period of police custody
Taken to the police station, the twelve individuals arrested were placed in custody for disturbing the peace, participating in an unauthorized gathering, violence, and assault. After a few hours in detention, they were finally released on the instructions of the competent authority.
