PUBLIC STATEMENT EF Small Centre hereby commends Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court for his decision in sentencing one Essa Jobe to 20 years in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. We welcome this decision not only because of the heavy sentence imposed but also the […]
Touba – Senegal: The police at the Ndamatou Police Station in Touba, Senegal have arrested Serigne Khadim Mbacké, a marabout and Quranic teacher, suspected of raping 27 girls who were learning at his school (Daara). According to Seneweb, the case came to light sometime in March in Touba when several […]
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will be tried on 16 May before the criminal division, Seneweb writes. This time, “Ousman Sonko will be tried for rape and death threats against the masseuse Adji Sarr in the Sweet Beauté case,“ reports RFM. Following the prosecutor’s statement following the confrontation between Ousmane […]
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 […]