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Senegal electoral commission says main opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms
1 year, 1 month ago

Senegal electoral commission says main opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s electoral commission on Tuesday asked that sponsorship forms be given to main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose candidacy for the upcoming presidential election has been called into question over the past year amid a series of criminal charges. The ECOWAS Court of Justice said that it would render its verdict next week on Senegal’s dissolution of …

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Senegal opposition leader Sonko's lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal opposition leader Sonko's lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lawyer for embattled Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko filed …

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Senegal opposition leader Sonko’s lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal opposition leader Sonko’s lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A lawyer for embattled Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko filed a criminal complaint in a French court on Thursday and also called for the International Criminal Court to investigate the Senegalese government’s recent deadly crackdown on protesters. It names Senegal’s president, interior minister, the head of police, along with more than 100 other Senegalese and French officials, …

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Prosecutors in Senegal appeal opposition leader’s sentence
1 year, 8 months ago

Prosecutors in Senegal appeal opposition leader’s sentence

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Prosecutors in Senegal who had sought two years in prison for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have filed an appeal after he was given a much lighter, two-month suspended sentence for his conviction on libel charges in a case his supporters say was politically motivated. The outcome of Thursday’s verdict allows Sonko to run for president next year …

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Senegal’s top opposition leader found guilty of libel
1 year, 8 months ago

Senegal’s top opposition leader found guilty of libel

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s top opposition leader has been given a two-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of libel. they decided to force it but they know that it’s not normal,” El Malick Ndiaye, national secretary in charge of communication for Sonko’s Pastef Les Patriotes party, told The Associated Press. Sonko finished third in Senegal’s 2019 presidential election and …

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Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko given two-month suspended term for libel
1 year, 8 months ago

Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko given two-month suspended term for libel

Al Jazeera  

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 opposition has always said the justice system serves the purpose of eliminating the opposition that could be rivals to the president, but the ruling party says the verdict shows that democracy is thriving in Senegal,” Haque …

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