Gambiaj.com – (Dakar, Senegal) – Prominent politician and businessman Mouhamadou Ngom, widely known as Farba Ngom, has been placed under a warrant of deposit as he faces serious financial crime charges. The decision was issued on Thursday, February 27, 2025, by the President of the College of Financial Investigation Judges, overseeing the First Chamber of Senegal’s Financial Judicial Pool (PJF).

Farba Ngom, a leading figure in the ruling Alliance for the Republic (APR) party, is accused of fraudulent dealings involving 31 billion FCFA in public funds and criminal association. The case stems from a broader probe by Senegal’s Financial Intelligence Unit, the National Cell Treatment of Financial Information (CENTIF), which uncovered suspected money laundering transactions estimated at 125 billion FCFA.

According to investigators, Ngom allegedly received 31 billion FCFA from a businessman under illegal circumstances, a claim he vehemently denies. In an effort to avoid pretrial detention, he proposed offering real estate assets of equivalent value as a financial guarantee. However, this proposal failed to sway the judge.

Despite efforts by his defense team—comprising prominent lawyers including Alassane Cissé, Baboucar Cissé, Ousmane Thiam, and El Hadji Diouf—to secure his provisional release under judicial supervision, the judge ruled in favor of the financial prosecutor’s request for his detention. As a result, Ngom has been remanded in custody pending further legal proceedings.

His arrest marks a significant escalation in Senegal’s ongoing crackdown on financial misconduct and high-profile corruption cases. The outcome of his trial could have major political and legal ramifications as the case unfolds.