Hadj Malick Sy Avenue and Cape Manuel, particularly in front of the buildings housing the National Assembly, Senate, Economic and Social Council, Courts and Tribunals, Palais de la République, Administrative Building and Independence Square. 97. The key phrase therefore is demonstrations of a political nature. Considering that the said Order did not define ‘political nature’, however in order to progress constructively in the determination of this Application, it is imperative to know what ‘politics’ means to enable an understanding of an event of ‘political nature’. Wikipedia defines politics as “the way the countries are governed and the ways that government make rules and laws.” See Simple.m.wikipedia.org. Merriam-Webster dictionary also defines it as “the art and science of government” See Merriam-Webster.com. If from these definitions, politics can simply be said to be the way a country is governed, it follows that every citizen who already being conferred with an inherent right to express an opinion on any matter as provided by Article 13 of the Charter will a fortiori have the right to express an opinion on how their country is governed. The Court is mindful of the fact that not every Senegalese will have a political opinion to express. However any Senegalese or group of them that have a political opinion to express is legally within their rights to so do. For instance, a demonstration to protest the content of a new electoral law is clearly an opinion of a political nature as that law implicates the election of those to govern in the government. The Court is therefore of the considered opinion that a demonstration of a political nature is available to all adult Senegalese. Though its number cannot be pre-determined the right is a matter of public interest which must be protected. 31

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