Judge postpones the trial of Senegal's main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, that was due to open in the capital today, to May 23 after public unrest linked to the case
Fresh clashes broke out in parts of Dakar and in the southern city of Ziguinchor, of which Sonko is mayor, where a crowd had barred access to Sonko's house to prevent security forces from taking him to court.
Police and Sonko's supporters clashed on Monday in the southern city of Ziguinchor where youths threw stones and used tree trunks to barricade streets leading to Sonko’s house. He has denied the charges, saying they are a scheme by President Macky Sall to disqualify him from the 2024 presidential election. Sall denies this.
Sonko's lawyers said they needed more time to prepare given the complexity of the case, while lawyers for the alleged victim objected.
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