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Senegal Appeals Court Hands Harsher Sentence To Opposition Leader Sonko

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A Senegal court of appeal on Monday handed a six-month suspended sentence to leading opposition politician and presidential aspirant Ousmane Sonko, after an appeal for a heavier sentence, said Boubacar Cissé, a lawyer involved in the case.

In March, Sonko received a two-month suspended prison sentence for libel in the case involving the tourism minister, whom Cissé represents.

(Reuters)

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