All-round hearings of activists arrested on the sidelines of the “Sonko affair”. Among them, Guy Marius Sagna, coordinator of the Frapp-France Degage movement, heard on Monday, March 22, about the merits of the examining magistrate. The activist, who was arrested on February 22, condemned a “conspiracy” against opponent Ousmane Sonko, who was accused of raping an employee in a massage parlor. The release of those arrested in recent weeks in connection with this procedure is one of the most important demands of the protest movement.
as reported from Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
“Organization of a rebel movement, provocation to commit crimes and misdemeanors” and association of criminals “… Before the judge on Monday, Guy Marius Sagna responded to the actual allegations against him. His defense has filed a temporary release.
M2D, the movement for the defense of democracy, had suspended its calls for protest ten days ago, but by especially demanding “in return”, the release of prisoners was qualified as “political”.
In this context, Guy Marius Sagna’s lawyer, Maître Moussa Sarr, said he was confident. “I am just optimistic for two reasons. First of all, I think Guy was arrested for imaginary facts. He was the subject of a preventive arrest. He caused no act constituting any offense. The second thing is that today we are in a climate of relaxation. We believe that he and the other of these two reasons will be released to consolidate national harmony, to consolidate social cohesion. ”
The judge’s decision is expected Thursday. In all, about fifteen people were arrested on the sidelines of the legal case concerning Ousmane Sonko heard on Monday. A dozen others will be summoned this Tuesday.
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