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Daily Monitor
Saturday May 15 2021
Adji Sarr, (right) who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (left) had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused. PHOTO/COURTESY
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To supporters of opposition leader Sonko, his legal troubles fit a perceived pattern of politically motivated court cases against rivals of the president. Many also believe that Sarr invented the accusation.
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Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way.
Daily Times
May 15, 2021
Dakar: Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal’s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way.
Sarr, who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused.
The move sparked a political firestorm in Senegal: Sonko’s subsequent arrest triggered the worst unrest the usually tranquil country had seen in years.
Thousands of mostly young people took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations in which at least 10 people were killed. Protesters also looted shops, hurled stones at police and torched cars during the demonstrations.