– The President of Senegal Macky Sall on Wednesday March 22 asked the government for measures to “preserving public order”after troubles linked to a trial of opponent Ousmane Sonko which left at least one dead.
M. Sall “asked the government to take all appropriate measures to ensure the absolute security of property and people”, according to an official statement. He talked about “the imperative to preserve democratic gains and public order in Senegal”, a country which has the reputation of being a rare island of stability in a troubled region. A young man was killed Tuesday in Casamance (south) in clashes between supporters of Mr. Sonko and the police, according to a local elected official and an administrative official.
Since March 16, the day of the start of the trial of Mr. Sonko, sued for defamation by the Minister of Tourism Mame Mbaye Niang, incidents have broken out in several cities. The hearing was adjourned to March 30.
Mr. Sonko left the private clinic in Dakar on Tuesday where he had been hospitalized for five days, we learned from his party on Wednesday. He said on Monday that he received treatment there after becoming unwell due to a ” toxic product “ which he says he was sprayed with during his forced transfer by the police to the Dakar court for his trial.
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In addition, the police placed in custody on Wednesday evening the head of communication for Mr. Sonko’s party, El Malick Ndiaye, for “dissemination of false news likely to discredit institutions”, announced to AFP a person in charge of the political formation, Ousseynou Ly. Mr. Ndiaye is accused of a publication on Facebook speaking of a “unknown substance” who would have been “sprinkled” on Mr. Sonko, Mr. Ly said.
Minister Niang is suing Mr. Sonko for defamation, insults and forgery. He accuses him of having declared that he had been singled out by a report from a control institution for his management of a fund for the employment of young people in agriculture.
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Source : With AFP
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