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Scoop >> WikiLeaks Related Email Print Submit News/Press Releases To Scoop 0 Donate/Contribute #takebackthenews Cablegate: Senegal's Ruling Party Steals Local Scoop Online Community Election in Mbane Scoop Media on Facebook Follow Scoop on Twitter Monday, 3 August 2009, 7:40 am Scoop YouTube Channel Cable: Wikileaks Ref: 09DAKAR993 WORLD VZCZCXRO2886 RR RUEHMA RUEHPA NZMAT deplo yment t o Fiji 12:03 PM | DE RUEHDK #0993/01 2150740 Ministry of Health ZNR UUUUU ZZH T he wind o f peace blo ws t hro ugh t he R 030740Z AUG 09 religio us wo rld o f UK 11:20 AM | HWPL FM AMEMBASSY DAKAR TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2871 Over 40% o f Fiji’s children aﬀ ect ed by INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE Cyclo ne Winst o n 11:11 AM | UNICEF

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DEPT FOR AF/W, AF/RSA, DRL AND INR/AA Sunergise t o po wer Fiji rebuild 29/02/16 PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER | PledgeMe An Undaunt ing Pro spect 29/02/16 | E.O. 12958: N/A Rotary New Zealand TAGS: PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG SUBJECT: Senegal's ruling party steals local election in Mbane RSS More SUMMARY ------1. (SBU) The Court of Appeals in Dakar recently overturned the Pacific.Scoop Caf e Pacific PMC results of local elections in Mbane located in Northeast Senegal. A leading opposition leader Aliou Diack has been officially replaced High Co mmissio ner t o Tuvalu by a member of the ruling party following the court's decision. anno unced 10:17 AM | admin Although the court has justified its verdict citing voter NZMAT deplo yment t o Fiji 10:03 AM | intimidation, opposition leaders believe it is a ploy to cover-up admin the implication of ruling party members in illicit land deals. The situation in Mbane remains tense as local opinion remains highly Flight Cent re f o r Fiji 9:22 AM | admin opposed to the court's decision. The opposition has taken the step of challenging these results in the Supreme Court. End Summary. Over 40% o f Fiji’s children aff ect ed by Cyclo ne Wi... 9:11 AM | admin Voter Intimidation or Fabrication ------Plet ho ra o f f ruit and vege hidden o n visit ing yach... 7:30 AM | admin 2. (SBU) After only three months in power, Bennoo opposition leader Aliou Diack has been officially replaced by a member of the ruling NZ bo o st s Fiji cyclo ne aid t o $4.7 millio n 29 Feb | admin SOPI party coalition, Mamadou Cire Diallo. The Court of Appeals based in Dakar reached this decision based on alleged voter Laird Hamilt o n – King o f t he Wat ermen intimidation in five rural villages. The cancellation of results t o Visit New... 29 Feb | admin has allowed the ruling party to claim victory in the highly coveted constituency. No polling station irregularities were reported RSS News Alert s More during the March 22 local elections from opposition or ruling party representatives. When results were officially declared however, the defeated ruling party candidate for Mbane took the case to court Gaza saying, "It has been reported to us that a lack of security in the polling stations in Ndombo resulted in storming of a polling station UN sust ains t wo weeks o f and many voters being deprived access to their voting precincts." humanit arian access t o besieged, hard t o reach civilians in Damascus The Plot Thickens PFLP mo urns, salut es Omar Nayef Zayed, assassinat ed in Bulgaria ------Ibrahimi Mo sque massacre: Illust rat ing 3. (SBU) The ruling parties (SOPI) application to the court t he Zio nist t radit io n o f murder requested for new elections to be held within those five villages. The court however, ultimately provided them with much more then they Why It ’s Dangero us t o Co nflat e Hamas had demanded by overturning 1,023 opposition votes (Bennoo) against and Daesh 197 votes for the ruling coalition (SOPI). This court decision also Israeli int erro gat o rs t hreat ened t o went against a memorandum produced by the Ministry of Interior rape al-Qiq, his f amily (organizer of elections in Senegal) who stated that "The alleged insecurity that might have prevented voters to exercise their rights 12 year o ld Palest inian girl sent enced t o 4 mo nt hs in o ccupat io n priso ns is not proven. And considering that voting is not mandatory in Senegal, no candidate can deem that they have sustained a prejudice Mazin Qumsiyeh: Resist ance t o resulting from this situation." incredible o dds and repressio n

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4. (SBU) The court decision seems to have been motivated by the EDIT ORS PICKS SIT EWIDE MOST desire of senior GOS oﬃcial's interested in having a local READ government which protects their own interest. The ousted opposition 1. Jit t erat i 29/2/16: Last Chance t o Flag oﬃcial Aliou Diack had begun the process of reviewing all land It allocation deals within the district. Since coming to power in 2000, the ruling coalition is alleged to have lavishly doled out 2. Co ndo lences f o r Dr Ranginui Walker large plots of land to senior leaders of the ruling party, including senior civil servants in the military and legal system. 3. Go rdo n Campbell o n Rubio 's last st and, and Sleat er-Kinney The Alleged Cover-up ------4. MV Rena Reso urce Co nsent Decisio n

5. (SBU) During one of its ﬁrst meetings the opposition council 5. Review: To dd Haynes' 'Caro l' decided to cancel the allocation of 20,000 hectares of land to a obscure bio-fuel company named "Plantation Vert" (Green plantation). Allegations have surfaced that President Wade himself 6. Bo o k Reviews: (Being) Mao ri is the owner of the company. Mbane's ruling party leaders have also allegedly allocated more land than is available in the community. 7. Go rdo n Campbell o n o ur Between 2000 and this year, over 202,000 hectares had been allocated underf unded Syrian ref ugee int ake, in Mbane which is 42,000 more then the total within the district. and dairy

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6. (SBU) The list of alleged beneficiaries includes the Prime Oilprice.com Minister, Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye, Zacharia Diaw (President Wade's Democracy Now Cabinet Director), President of the Senate Papa Diop and several Roboblog other prominent GOS officials; including Abdoulaye Fall, head of the Asia Times National Gendarmerie. The head of the departmental court of Raw Story Dganana, Judge Madicke Diop who has played a key role as chair of Indymedia (Global) Google News the local electoral committee, is also one of the beneficiaries. Yahoo News Leading opposition parties have continued to challenge the decision Slashdot and have appealed to the Supreme Court. Guardian Newspaper The Independent COMMENT Washington Post ------New York Times BBC News Al Jazeera 7. (SBU) The situation in Mbane remains rather tense as the The Huffington Post opposition fights to have the court decision overturned. The Council on Hemispheric Affairs ruling SOPI coalition appears to have succeeded in rigging the Copyright Treaty election in its favor. Until the appeal goes through and a final Green Peace Survival International DAKAR 00000993 002 OF 002 Powershop.co.nz: Electricity Supplier - Electricity Prices GPS tracking court decision is made the situation will continue to be volatile. Property Management South END COMMENT. Auckland SMITH Crowd Funded Publishing Project - Civilised Revolution - Civilized Revolution © Scoop Media

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