Senegalese Government Says Diplomat ‘Savagely Beaten’ by Gatineau Police
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks during a press conference announcing new gun control laws, in Toronto, Aug. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston
Global Affairs Canada says it is “extremely concerned” about allegations that a Senegalese diplomat was detained and beaten by police in an Ottawa suburb last week.
“What happened was simply unacceptable,” Sabrine Barakat, a spokeswoman for Global Affairs wrote in an email Saturday.
