By: Haddy Touray
Gambian national Adji Sera Trera Wednesday appeared before the trial chamber of Senegal’s Financial Judicial Pool handling flagrante delicto cases in connection with an alleged fraud involving 673 million CFA francs.
It can recalled that Trera was placed in pretrial detention on 30 April 2026 after she was accused of defrauding businessman Modou Ndiaye millions of CFA francs.
At the request of counsel for the civil party, Abdy Nar Ndiaye, the court adjourned the case until 21 May for closing arguments, despite objections raised by the defence led by lawyer El Hadj Diouf.
During the hearing, the defence filed an application for provisional release on bail.
Diouf told the court that his client had maintained business relations with Ndiaye and acted as one of his suppliers. He further argued that Trera officially resided at the home of the businessman’s marabout and had travelled to Senegal at Ndiaye’s invitation.
The public prosecutor opposed the request, arguing that the accused had not provided sufficient guarantees that she would appear before the court, particularly in view of the amount claimed by the civil party.
In response, the defence maintained that the prosecution’s arguments were not supported by concrete evidence.
The court subsequently rejected the application for provisional release, citing insufficient guarantees of the accused’s appearance before the court.