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ARR\u00caT n\u00b0 134 DU 07 OCTOBRE 2010<\/p>\n

MAMADOU DIAGNA NDIAYE C \/ MINIST\u00c8RE PUBLIC MANSOUR CAMA<\/p>\n

D\u00c9LIT DE PRESSE – DIFFAMATION – AUTEUR PRINCIPAL – DIRECTEUR DE PU- BLICATION – OUI – AUTEUR DES PROPOS – NON<\/p>\n

\u00ab Encourt la cassation l\u2019arr\u00eat d\u2019une Cour d\u2019appel qui a consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme auteur principal d\u2019un d\u00e9lit de diffamation l\u2019auteur des propos jug\u00e9s diffamatoires alors que l\u2019article 270 du code p\u00e9- nal d\u00e9signe, en qualit\u00e9 d\u2019auteur de l\u2019infraction, les personnes responsables du moyen de diffu- sion publique par lequel ces propos ont \u00e9t\u00e9 divulgu\u00e9s \u00bb.<\/p>\n

LA COUR,<\/p>\n

Vu la loi organique n\u00b0 2008-35 du 08 ao\u00fbt 2008 sur la Cour supr\u00eame ;<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s en avoir d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9 conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la loi ;<\/p>\n

Attendu que, par l\u2019arr\u00eat attaqu\u00e9, la Cour d\u2019appel de Dakar a infirm\u00e9 le jugement du tribunal r\u00e9gional hors classe de Dakar qui a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 nulles les citations directes servies par Mansour Ca- ma \u00e0 Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye du chef de diffamation ;<\/p>\n

Sur le premier moyen tir\u00e9 de la violation des articles 270 et suivants du code p\u00e9nal en ce que, la Cour d\u2019appel a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 valable la citation directe servie \u00e0 Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye en qualit\u00e9 d\u2019auteur principal alors que le directeur de publication du journal ayant publi\u00e9 l\u2019article contenant les propos jug\u00e9s diffamatoires, bien qu\u2019\u00e9tant parfaitement identifiable, n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 ins- tall\u00e9 dans la proc\u00e9dure ;<\/p>\n

Vu l\u2019article 270 du code p\u00e9nal ;<\/p>\n

Attendu que, selon ce texte, seront passibles, comme auteurs principaux, des peines qui consti- tuent la r\u00e9pression des infractions commises par un moyen de diffusion publique les directeurs de publications, co-directeurs, producteurs, \u00e9diteurs ou g\u00e9rants quelle que soit leur d\u00e9nomina- tion, \u00e0 d\u00e9faut, les auteurs (\u2026) ;<\/p>\n

Attendu que pour d\u00e9clarer la citation valable et l\u2019action de la partie civile recevable, l\u2019arr\u00eat at- taqu\u00e9 retient que l\u2019article 270 pr\u00e9cit\u00e9 d\u00e9signe comme auteurs principaux, en premi\u00e8re position, les directeurs de publication ; que l\u2019article 271 du code p\u00e9nal dispose que lorsque les directeurs de publication seront en cause, les auteurs seront poursuivis comme complices et qu\u2019il ressort de ces dispositions que les auteurs des propos suppos\u00e9s diffamatoires peuvent \u00eatre poursuivis soit comme complices soit comme auteurs principaux, cette derni\u00e8re hypoth\u00e8se \u00e9tant seulement soumise \u00e0 la condition que les directeurs et assimil\u00e9s ne soient d\u00e9j\u00e0 poursuivis \u00e0 titre principal ;<\/p>\n

Mais attendu qu\u2019en statuant ainsi alors que, d\u2019une part, la loi d\u00e9signe clairement les auteurs du d\u00e9lit de diffamation, \u00e0 savoir, les personnes responsables du moyen de diffusion publique par lequel les propos pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s diffamatoires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 divulgu\u00e9s et, d\u2019autre part, vise, en pr\u00e9voyant que lorsque le directeur de publication est en cause, les auteurs peuvent \u00eatre poursuivis comme<\/p>\n

Arr\u00eats de la Cour supr\u00eame<\/p>\n

Chambre criminelle 83<\/p>\n

complices, non pas l\u2019auteur de l\u2019infraction d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9sign\u00e9 en la personne du directeur de publica- tion mais, en l\u2019esp\u00e8ce, le journaliste auteur de l\u2019article de presse contenant les propos incrimi- n\u00e9s, la Cour d\u2019appel a viol\u00e9 les textes vis\u00e9s au moyen ;<\/p>\n

Qu\u2019il s\u2019ensuit que la cassation est encourue ;<\/p>\n

PAR CES MOTIFS ;<\/p>\n

Sans qu\u2019il soit besoin d\u2019examiner le second moyen,<\/p>\n

Casse et annule en toutes ses dispositions l\u2019arr\u00eat n\u00b0 720 rendu le 4 d\u00e9cembre 2009 par la Cour d\u2019appel de Dakar ;<\/p>\n

Et, pour qu\u2019il soit \u00e0 nouveau statu\u00e9, renvoie la cause et les parties devant la m\u00eame Cour d\u2019appel autrement compos\u00e9e ;<\/p>\n

Met les d\u00e9pens \u00e0 la charge du Tr\u00e9sor public ;<\/p>\n

Dit que le pr\u00e9sent arr\u00eat sera imprim\u00e9, qu\u2019il sera transcrit sur les registres de la Cour d\u2019appel de Dakar en marge ou \u00e0 la suite de la d\u00e9cision attaqu\u00e9e ;<\/p>\n

Ordonne l\u2019ex\u00e9cution du pr\u00e9sent arr\u00eat \u00e0 la diligence du Procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pr\u00e8s la Cour supr\u00eame ;<\/p>\n

Ainsi fait, jug\u00e9 et prononc\u00e9 par la Cour supr\u00eame, chambre criminelle, en son audience publique tenue les jours, mois et an ci-dessus et \u00e0 laquelle si\u00e9geaient Messieurs :<\/p>\n

PR\u00c9SIDENT RAPPORTEUR : Mamadou Badio CAMARA ; CONSEILLERS : Lassana Diab\u00e9 SIBY, Bara NIANG, Mouhamadou Bachirou S\u00c8YE, Abdoulaye NDIAYE ; AVOCAT G\u00c9N\u00c9RAL : Dial GU\u00c9YE ; AVOCAT : Ma\u00eetre Boubacar WADE ; GREFFIER : Ma\u00eetre Ibra- hima SOW.<\/p>\n

Bulletin des Arr\u00eats n\u00b0 2-3<\/p>\n

84 Chambre criminelle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sources officielles :<\/strong> consulter la page source<\/a> · PDF officiel<\/a><\/p>\n

Cour supreme du Senegal, bulletins officiels. Couverture partielle, republication enrichie a valider.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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