During her arrest, the diplomat injured and bit a police officer. It was preceded by a strong protest last Friday, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, which spoke of a “racist and violent act” that was committed despite “the diplomatic status of the victim”.
The Senegalese diplomat, whose recent arrest in Canada sparked a backlash from Dakar, owes more than 45,000 Canadian dollars (34,000 euros) in damages to her landlord for the severe damage she caused to his property, according to a court document.
As reported by Agence France-Presse, citing Radio-Canada who obtained the court document, Umu Kalsoum Sal was sentenced on June 2 for “unpaid rent” and ordered to pay “compensation for damages to the house.” In this particular document there is talk of damage to furniture and mold on the walls of the basement, while a room full of cockroaches is described.
The court document came to light after Senegal’s foreign ministry on Friday denounced the arrest of its employee, citing a “racist and violent act” committed despite “the victim’s diplomatic status” and the “inviolability” of her home. .
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland called the “unacceptable acts of brutality” at a press conference on Tuesday.
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie announced on the same day that she had contacted her Senegalese counterpart and assured her that she expects a thorough investigation into the case.
On Saturday, the local government of Quebec – the province where the incident took place – announced the launch of an investigation after “a police intervention that raises questions”.
Gatineau police admitted their involvement in the incident, following a request by a court summons for the assistance of security forces.
He claims the officers were confronted by “an aggressive person, refusing to cooperate”. He talks about an attack on a police officer who was “hit in the face and injured”. Then, he notes, it was decided to arrest the diplomat, who “resisted” and “injured, by biting, a second policeman”.
Afterwards, the diplomat from Senegal was “immobilized on the ground” and taken to the “back seat of a patrol car, under the supervision of a female police officer”. At no time did he “report that he was injured or in pain,” Canadian police say, but confirmed that an ambulance arrived a few minutes later, without elaborating.
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