Detained Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, who eight days ago resumed a hunger strike, is 'very weak' and in an intensive care unit, one of his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday.
The opponent Ousmane Sonko, mayor of Ziguinchor, speaks during a rally of the Senegalese opposition at the Place de l’Obelisque in Dakar, on June 8, 2022. – Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was arrested on July 28, 2023, two members of his party told AFP, though no precise reasons were given.
Djibril Gueye Ndiaye, Sonko’s head of protocol, said the gendarmerie came and “took” Sonko. Detained Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, who eight days ago resumed a hunger strike, is “very weak” and in an intensive care unit, one of his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. “I launch a solemn appeal to the head of state because he has the means to put an end to this situation,” he added.
He began a hunger strike on July 30 but called it off on September 2 at the request of influential religious leaders, according to people close to him.
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