Editor’s note: Paragraphs two and three contain offensive comments Senegalese women’s groups and dozens of well-known figures on Friday accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of insulting a woman who has accused him of rape, saying his comments showed he was unfit for higher office. Sonko, 48, is embroiled in a[Read More…]
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Senegal Appeals Court Hands Harsher Sentence To Opposition Leader Sonko
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[Read More…]
Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko Given Two-Month Suspended Term For Libel
A court in Senegal has handed down a two-month suspended prison sentence to leading opposition politician Ousmane Sonko for libel, his lawyers said. The court in the capital, Dakar found him guilty on Thursday of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, whom he accused of embezzlement. The sentence will not[Read More…]
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