Opposition chief Ousmane Sonko has been acquitted of rape prices.
Nevertheless, a court docket has sentenced him to 2 years in jail for “corrupting youth”.
Sonko, was accused of raping a girl in 2021.
His detention has led to weeks of violent protests and widespread unrest.
His supporters say the trial is politically motivated by his rivals together with president Macky Sall.
They insist it is a ploy to stop Sonko from operating for workplace subsequent 12 months.
Let’s go stay with Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque in Dakar, Senegal.
And subsequent we usher in Adama Gaye. He’s a Senegalese Writer and Journalist. He’s additionally Former Director of Info at ECOWAS. He joins us from Dusseldorf, Germany.
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