Diplomatic Passports Case: The Truths from the Khalif's Spokesperson, Cheikh Bass Abdou Khadre

Cheikh Bass Abdou Khadre stated that requesting diplomatic passports for third parties is not part of his role, emphasizing that granting such passports to personalities is not a recent practice in Senegal. He clarified that the khalif does not instruct him to intervene in this matter and that diplomatic passports require diplomatic status. He acknowledged that religious leaders have previously received these passports under different governments, mainly for health reasons or to visit their followers abroad. He called for greater consideration of religious leaders in the issuance process.