Two die during Senegal opposition protests
BY BINTU JIDDA KANEMPRESS
1ST AUGUST 2023
Two people have been killed in the city of Ziguinchor, during protests against the detention of the main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
The interior ministry didn’t say who had died, but urged calm and said measures were being taken to maintain stability.
The government had earlier dissolved Mr Sonko’s party, accusing it of rallying its supporters towards an insurrection.
Mr Sonko on Monday appeared in court and was remanded in custody.
He was afterwards charged with plotting an insurrection, criminal conspiracy and other offences.
The charges, Sonko denies, describing as they are politically motivated.
