Lawyer of Senegal’s opposition leader Sonko arrested

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Sonko's lawyer Juan Branco arrested by Senegalese police

Franco-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco representing Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko "is currently in the hands of the BIP, an elite police unit," says Senegal's Interior Minister Antoine Abdoulaye Félix Diome.

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French lawyer for Senegalese opposition leader jailed in Dakar

Juan Branco, a French lawyer helping to represent Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, has been detained on charges of conspiracy, spreading fake news and endangering public safety, his lawyers announced on Sunday.

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French Lawyer for Senegal Opposition Leader Imprisoned in Dakar

Juan Branco, a French lawyer for Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, is in custody in Dakar on terrorism, conspiracy and public order charges, among others, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. He was arrested in Mauritania and extradited to Senegal on Saturday, his lawyer said. Branco is part of the team defending Sonko, who was detained in late July. Sonko was charged with plotting an insurrection, criminal conspiracy and other offen…

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French lawyer for Senegal opposition leader imprisoned in Dakar

DAKAR (Reuters) - Juan Branco, a French lawyer for Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, is in custody in Dakar on terrorism, conspiracy and public order charges, among others, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. Read full story

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The man who was one of the lawyers of the opponent Ousmane Sonko returned to the country on 30 July and has since been wanted by the authorities. According to several Senegalese media, he was arrested on the Mauritanian border.

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The French-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco, wanted by Senegal in connection with recent unrest in that country, has been arrested after several days of playing cat and mouse with the authorities, several Senegalese police officials said on Saturday.