Senegal Opposition Leader Charged With Fueling Deadly Protests
- Ousmane Sonko detained Friday for grabbing a policeman’s phone
- Sonko faces disqualification from 2024 presidential election
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was charged on Saturday with making statements that fueled deadly protests following his conviction on a separate matter.
The government accused Sonko, 48, with plotting an insurrection due to statements he made in public and on social media, Senegal’s public prosecutor Karim Abdou Diouf told reporters in the capital, Dakar. He was also charged with criminal conspiracy and theft, among other crimes.