The newspapers in their publications this Tuesday echo the verdict of the appeal trial of the former minister in charge of transport Vincent Dabilgou and the attack on Barsalogho.'Barsalogho attack: A government delegation on the scene to bring comfort and hope,' the public newspaper Sidwaya says on its front page.According to the state daily, after Kaya, on Sunday August 25, 2024, a government team went to Barsologho last night to the site to comfort the populations, following the violent terrorist attack which cost several lives citizens and caused numerous injuries.According to Sidwaya, the delegation is made up of the Minister of State, government spokesperson, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, the Minister of Humanitarian Action, Nandy Somé and the head of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General, Célestin Simporé.In the same vein, the dean of private daily newspapers, L'Observateur Paalga writes "Tragedy of Barsalgho: blood collection to sav e the injured"According to the private daily, 48 hours after the tragedy of Barsalgho, where enough people were coldly beaten and several others injured, on Saturday August 24 by terrorists, a blood drive took place yesterday at the Kaya CHR as well as at the CNTS of Ouaga to save the lives of the many injured.For its part, the private daily Le Pays, indicates following this tragedy, the government promises a major response to the terrorists who mourned the commune of Barsalogho.According to the colleague, the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, clarified that this response will provide a response to the enemy so that he knows that, more than ever, Burkina Faso will not accept such barbarities on its territory.In another register, the newspapers report the verdict of the appeal trial of the former minister in charge of transport, Vincent Dabilgou.According to Sidwaya, the former minister in charge of transport, Vincent Dabilgou was sentenced to 11 years in prison, including 6 years, by the Ouagado ugou Court of Appeal, on Monday June 26, 2024.The colleague reports that the former minister of President Roch Kaboré was found guilty of embezzlement, money laundering, secret financing of a political party committed during the exercise of his functions.According to the daily Sidwaya, Vincent Dabilgou was sentenced to 11 years in prison, including 6 years, by the Ouaga Court of Appeal, on Monday August 26, 2024.For L'Observateur Paalga, in addition to the prison sentence, the former minister was sentenced to a fine of more than 3 billion 175 million CFA francs.And Le Pays recalls that this decision of the court of appeal deviates from that rendered by the first judges who had sentenced Mr. Dabilgou to 11 years in prison, 7 of which are closed, and a fine of more than 3 billion 175 millionSource: Burkina Information Agency
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