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Senegal: More protests feared, Sonko released under judicial supervision

Senegal opposition leader freed after protests

news Senegal opposition leader freed after protests © Reuters Demonstrators squared up to security forces outside the court on Monday A judge in Senegal has released opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on bail after days of deadly protests sparked by his arrest last week. He is going home. He is free, said Etienne Ddione, Mr Sonko s lawyer. Mr Sonko, 46, says charges of rape are politically motivated to stop him running again in elections in 2024. Demonstrators scuffled with security forces outside the courthouse in the capital, Dakar, before Monday s hearing. Police have deployed armoured cars in the city in the wake of several days of clashes in which at least eight people were killed, including a teenager in the southern town of Diaobé - the most serious violence Senegal has seen for several years.

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