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The court sent the case back to the criminal chamber. No date has yet been set. Since February 2021, the former employee of a massage parlor in Dakar has accused the opponent and presidential candidate of ” repeated rapes and death threats “. This issue, a source of tension, contributed to the deadly riots of March 2021. Ousmane Sonko once again denounced yesterday, Thursday, a “ political conspiracy “Assuring Thursday that his referral to court for alleged rape would not prevent him from being a presidential candidate in 2024. Adji Sarr’s defense speaks of a “ big win ».
with our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
« Masquerade », « lack of evidence “…, Ousmane Sonko spoke yesterday, in French then in Wolof, after the announcement of a trial. According to him, the justice is instrumentalized “. He directly attacks the dean of the examining magistrates Oumar Maham Diallo, who will have to – according to him – “assume all the consequences in relation” to what might happen “. He is determined: When we go to court, justice never moves… Nobody can prevent me from being a candidate in 2024! »
Adji Sarr, ex-employee of a massage parlor, filed a complaint in February 2021 ” for repeated rapes and death threats against the opponent Ousmane Sonko, leader of the Pastef party, declared presidential candidate for 2024.
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For his part, Maître El Hadj Diouf, one of the lawyers ofAdji Sarr, spoke in turn to the press yesterday afternoon. He calls for the live broadcast of the upcoming trial on television. “… There is no conspiracy, none!
The owner of the massage parlor Ndèye Khady Ndiaye must also be judged. It is the Public Prosecutor who will have to fix the date of the lawsuit.
Adji Sarr, a former massage parlor employee, filed a complaint in February 2021 “for repeated rapes and death threats” against opponent Ousmane Sonko, leader of the Pastef party.