Adji Sarr appealed after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison for "corruption of youth", according to one of his lawyers. The former masseuse had filed a complaint more than two years ago against the opponent for "repeated rape" and "death threats" "There will be a new trial," says El Hadj Diouf, one of Sarr's lawyers.
But for now, "it does not change the situation of Ous man Sonko," says Joseph-Etienne Ndione, the opponent's lawyer.