The Dakar Court of Appeal delivered its verdict on Monday 22 June in the counterfeiting case in which Thione Seck is involved. The singer and his acolytes were acquitted of the crimes of money laundering and attempted fraud. On the other hand, they were found guilty of criminal conspiracy and attempting to put into circulation, possess and receive falsified monetary signs. For the sentence, the defendants are sentenced to 8 months firm for criminal association. For the other offense, Thione was sentenced to 3 years including 8 months firm with a fine of 5 million CFA francs and a ban on any banking activity for a period of one year. It should be recalled that Thione Seck has already served the sentence for having spent 8 months in pre-trial detention. The Court also ordered the return of the 32 million CFA francs seized from the singer. The judges also requested the confiscation of all objects related to the commission of the facts.

As for Alaye Djité, he was sentenced to 5 years with an arrest warrant and a ban on stay in Senegal for 10 years. He must pay a fine of 1 billion 588 million CFA francs.