Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko hospitalized a week into prison hunger strike
- Senegal's jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike to protest criminal charges against him, has been hospitalized for reasons yet to be determined.
- Sonko was imprisoned last week in preparation for criminal proceedings relating to charges of incitement to insurrection and conspiracy against the state. He had previously been convicted in a separate case of corrupting youth.
- Sonko's supporters believe that the charges against him are politically motivated efforts by the government to undermine his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
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Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who hunger strike in July, hospitalized
Senegal's jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike in prison to protest criminal charges against him, was hospitalized Sunday, his party said. Sonko was imprisoned last week in advance of criminal proceedings against him on charges of calling for insurrection, conspiracy against the state and other charges. The reason for his hospitalization at the Main Hospital in downtown Dakar was not immediately clear. "Prior t…
Jailed Senegal opposition leader admitted to hospital
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike since he was arrested after a two-year standoff with the government. Aides and one of his lawyers said he was admitted to a hospital emergency on Sunday in Dakar.
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