In Senegal, a hearing in the trial of Ousmane Sonko for alleged rape, after his automatic dismissal last week, took place on May 23, 2023 in Dakar in the absence of the opponent. The defense lawyers left the room after the president of the chamber refused to postpone this trial. The leader of the Pastef party is accused by Adji Sarr, a former employee of a massage parlour. He had denounced a “plot” to exclude him from the presidential election scheduled for February 2024.
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Senegal: opponent Ousmane Sonko absent from a hearing in his trial for alleged rape
