In Dakar, the chief of Pastef Ousmane Sonko was sentenced, this Thursday, March 30, to 2 months in jail suspended for the acts of defamation and 200 million CFA francs in damages.
The trial of the opponent of the regime of Macky Sall, Ousmane Sonko opened this Thursday at the court of Dakar. Ousmane Sonko is accused of defamation, insults and falsehood in opposition to the Minister of Tourism Mame Mbaye Niang. Following a listening to boycotted by his attorneys, the prosecutor sentenced Ousmane Sonko to 2 months in jail with a suspended sentence and 200 million francs CFA in damages.
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Ousmane Sonko didn’t go to courtroom on Thursday morning and his attorneys have been fast to depart the courtroom. Thus, the trial came about underneath excessive stress, in a courthouse the place an imposing security device was deployed and in a capital covered by police and gendarmes. In the middle of the proceedings, the defence requested a suspension of the listening to, arguing the suspension of their colleague, Ousseynou Fall and the medical certificates of their shopper, who had been ailing since 16 March.
However the courtroom dominated in opposition to this request, recalling that the assorted events had already agreed on the preparations for the listening to. Because of the courtroom’s refusal, Ousmane Sonko’s attorneys determined to depart the courtroom.
It must also be famous that this conviction preserves Ousmane Sonko’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential election.
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