Minister of Craft Industry, Mining, and Industry Madicke Niang of Senegal
Niang said he was seeking further information from his Chadian counterpart about Fridays sentencing.
Justice Minister Madicke Niang had said on Sunday that if Habre had already been convicted for the same crimes in his native Chad, then “he can no longer be judged in any jurisdiction in the world.
Niang said on Sunday the death sentence passed in Chad had taken Senegalese authorities by surprise, as they had no knowledge of the Ndjamena trial.
Niang said he was surprised at the death sentence and said Chad had not contacted Senegal officially to inform it of the move.
Mr Niang is also understood to have sought Indias help to the tune of about $20 million to upgrade the railway network connecting Industries Chimiques Du Senegals (ICS) mines with the port.
Senegal's Justice Minister Madické Niang said the appointment of judges and passing of bills by the parliament are all indications of the West African country's preparedness to speed up the trial of Mr.
Madicke Niang said Mr Habre, who was sentenced to death in absentia by Chad on Friday for armed rebellion, could not be judged twice on the same facts.
Senegalese Justice Minister Madicke Niang said that Habre could not be tried twice on the same charges, although human rights activists argue that Habre's indictment in Chad for armed rebellion was different from the human rights abuse charges he faces in Senegal.
22 million) most of which is expected to be paid by international donors, but Niang said that so far, Senegal alone had paid trial expenses of 1 billion CFA.
COST Niang said the estimated cost of the trial had been revised down to 18 billion CFA francs ($43.
Niang said the National Assembly and Senate would need to hold a joint session in order to remove a final constitutional obstacle to Habre's trial, paving the way for a trial to begin.
Niang said if Habre "is judged on the same facts (in Chad), he cannot be tried under any other jurisdiction.
Mr Niang said Senegal sold MDL a 50-year concession for $370 million and expected to receive more than $173 million over the first 25 years of the project.
var RTR_ArticleBlurb = " By Daniel Flynn DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal may consider rival suitors for struggling state-run phosphates producer ICS despite an agreement to cede control to Indian fertiliser cooperative IFFCO, Mining Minister Madicke Niang said on.
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal may consider rival suitors for struggling state-run phosphates producer ICS despite an agreement to cede control to Indian fertiliser cooperative IFFCO, Mining Minister Madicke Niang said on Friday.
Niang said debt-restructuring talks, which were supposed to accompany the planned $80 million investment by IFFCO which was agreed in July, had run into trouble as creditors had baulked at the terms needed to restructure ICS.