{"id":483108,"date":"2023-06-03T16:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T14:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=483108"},"modified":"2023-06-03T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T15:52:04","slug":"at-least-15-killed-in-senegal-protests-after-opposition-leader-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2023-06-03\/at-least-15-killed-in-senegal-protests-after-opposition-leader-prison-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 15 killed in Senegal protests after opposition leader prison sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dakar, Jun 3 (EFE).- At least 15 people have died in the violent protests in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced last week to two years in prison for \u201ccorruption of minors\u201d, Amnesty International reported Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonko&#8217;s conviction comes after he was tried on May 23 for allegedly raping a young masseuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sentence, if upheld, would prevent him from running in the 2024 presidential elections.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-483213\" width=\"773\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-19.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cars drive past the torched wreckage of a bus following clashes between protesters and the police at the Cheikh Anta Diop University, in Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023. EFE\/EPA\/JEROME FAVRE<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome 15 deaths over the last two days, with further deaths likely to have occurred during the night,\u201d Samira Daoud, AI&#8217;s regional director for West and Central Africa, said Saturday on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNumerous eyewitness accounts point to gunshot wounds and the presence of armed plain clothes militias,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daoud called for an investigation into &#8220;the role of armed individuals in civilian clothes seen in several places beating protesters and even using firearms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos shared on social media show the militias in white pick-up trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI also denounced the &#8220;arbitrary&#8221; arrests of members of the opposition, civil society and journalists since the sentence was made public and the &#8220;hundreds&#8221; of arrests in recent months, amid an escalation of political tension in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-483220\" width=\"764\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-20.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>University staff carry salvaged students&#8217; files following a fire in an archive room at the Cheikh Anta Diop University, after it was vandalized by protesters during clashes with police, in Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023. EFE\/EPA\/JEROME FAVRE<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daoud called on authorities to stop silencing dissent or criticism and to release peaceful protesters who have been arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EFE was able to confirm that the army has been deployed on the streets of Dakar to secure gas stations and supermarkets and prevent looting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protests began on Thursday after the announcement of a two-year prison sentence against opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protesters erected barricades using burning tires and vehicles, threw stones at police forces and looted stores and public buildings, with police using tear gas in an attempt to restore order.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-483223\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-21.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A man walks past the torched wreckage of a university bus at the Cheikh Anta Diop University, after it was vandalized by protesters during clashes with police, in Dakar, Senegal, 02 June 2023. 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