Student fails to secure release from Senegal jail

IRISH student Patrick Devine remains in a Senegalese prison following his court appearance yesterday.

Sat, 18 Aug, 2007 - 01:00

Jim Morahan and Ian Power

“Unfortunately, he hasn’t been released this morning, as was hoped,” a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed last evening.

Mr Devine, aged 19, was arrested on July 27 for allegedly dropping his trousers in a dare that went wrong outside the Saint-Louis home of one of the country’s governors.

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Courts Crime Place: Senegal Place: Saint-Louis Place: Dunfanaghy Place: Co Donegal Place: west African Place: Nigeria Place: Abuja, Nigeria Person: Patrick Devine Person: Devine Organisation: Department of Foreign Affairs Organisation: Queen’s University Belfast Organisation: DFA Organisation: Bebo

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