Senegal: Ousmane Sonko announces that he will attend the summons of the examining magistrate
Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko has announced that he will go to the judge's summons.
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In a statement to the press on Tuesday evening, Ousmane Sonko announced that he will respond to the summons of the investigating judge this Wednesday morning at 9 am UT, even if he says he “does not trust justice”.
The opponent is the target of a complaint for rape by an employee of a massage parlor in Dakar.
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The president of the Pastef party, who came third in the last presidential election, once again denounced a
political
“
plot
”, and directly accused President Macky Sall.
Ousmane Sonko had previously claimed that he would not respond to a summons from the judge.
He gave some explanations on Tuesday evening.
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We have never seen a political file decided by justice in a sense different from that of the will of the prince, in this case Mr. Macky Sall.
What strategy should we adopt from now on?
Macky Sall has one main objective, that of removing Ousmane Sonko from the electoral lists.
To prevent him in any case from being able to stand for any future elections, but particularly for the presidential election of 2024.
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When you have a file, you must not give the opponent the possibility of creating files in the file.
This is what is sought.
And if I did not respond to the summons, the logical consequence is a warrant, perhaps.
The army that will be sent here may find resistance, even if I do not resist.
They can blame us for another crime: rebellion.
So we'll go answer, listen to the judge from the first cabinet.
But that does not mean an abdication.
And I call on everyone to remain mobilized, because we will not accept any injustice, any forfeiture regarding the management of this file.
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On the side of the majority, the officials of the presidential movement have affirmed in recent days that the affair was not political, that it is a private affair.
The complainant has already been heard by the judge last week.
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To read also: Senegal: the immunity of Ousmane Sonko lifted, his supporters plan to demonstrate
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