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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zane Irwin

Senegal opposition leader Sonko's lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry

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A lawyer for embattled Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko filed a criminal complaint in a French court on Thursday and also called for the International Criminal Court to investigate the Senegalese government’s recent deadly crackdown on protesters.

The 168-page document accuses President Macky Sall and others of “crimes against humanity.” It comes in the wake of deadly protests earlier this month, sparked by criminal charges against Sonko that critics believe were politically motivated.

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