Senegal: The leader of Pastef, Ousmane Sonko, has just been arrested by the gendarmerie. He was picked up at his home by elements of the Gign and embarked for an as yet unknown destination. An arrest confirmed by his lawyer, Juan Branco. Source: SENEWEB
Senegal is at the brink of collapse simply because Pres. Macky Sall is hellbent on standing for a third re-election in 2024 claiming that his first term (2012 – 2019) does not count. His surrogates and himself seem to maintain that the term limit began in 2019 following the constitutional […]
(Geneva 18.04.2023) – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland yesterday indicted Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the rule of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh. The upcoming trial is a crucial milestone for the transitional justice process in The […]
A member of Ousman Sonko’s Defence team Juan Branco, a French-Spanish lawyer was once accused of rape, LTN has learnt. Juan Branco was in 2021 indicted for “rape” by a Parisian examining magistrate. A 20-year-old lady had filed a handrail at the police station of the 14th arrondissement of Paris […]