Government Spokesman Stresses the Independence of the Judiciary and its use of Civil Behavior and Legal Right

The Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Minerals, Government Spokesman, Mr. Nani Ould Chrougha, stressed the independence of the judiciary, and that resorting to it is a civil behavior and a legal right.

This came in response to a question about the arrest of the head of the Comprehensive Transparency Organization, during his comment on the results of the cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening at the pronouncement hall of the Mauritanian News Agency, accompanied by the Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Relations with Parliament and the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society, stressing that the government has nothing to do with the matter and is not a party to it, and does not comment on a matter before the judiciary, noting that the matter is due to litigation between two parties.

In response to a question about the Senegalese elections, the government spokesman expressed Mauritania’s happiness and pride in the maturity of the Senegalese political experience, which “we are proud of as a democratic model in Africa”, congratulating the Senegalese people on their political maturity.

Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Relations with Parliament, Ahmed Ould Sid Ahmed Ould Die, said that the statement on the National Youth Strategy aims to ensure that all Mauritanian youth by 2030 will have sufficient opportunities and capabilities to ensure a decent life, be active in public life and contribute to the promotion of national development.

He added that the government has adopted the National Strategic Framework for Youth based on key axes, such as the promotion of youth, sports and entertainment, and achieving their social and economic integration across different sectors, in order to achieve specific goals, hoping that the strategy will be able by 2030 to achieve the goals     for which it was set.

For his part, the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society, Mr. Cheikh Ahmedou Ould Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi, said that the statement on the National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2024-2026) is based on several axes such as prevention, partnership, coordination and protection, which requires concerted efforts by all actors in the field to make it a success.

The plan had been prepared by the Commission on Combating Trafficking in Persons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the participation of all human rights actors and civil society organizations, as well as the relevant government sectors.

He pointed out that the task of managing this plan has been entrusted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a ministerial committee chaired by the Prime Minister will follow up on it.