Libreville, October 26, 2023 (AGP) – Detention since the end of July, Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, who began a new strike late last week, is said to be in “a deep coma” according to one of his lawyers, Me Ciré Clédor Ly.
“The situation of Mr. Ousmane Sonko is alarming and his state of health is worsening worryingly. He entered a deep coma this Monday, October 23, 2023, which surprised even the Hospital Service and confirms the concerns that I had raised after visiting him the day before,” declared Me Ciré Clédor Ly in a press release.
Concerned about the state of health of his client, Me Ciré called on the Senegalese authorities as well as the international community to activate levers which do not undermine the separation of powers and to resolve Sonko’s continued detention.
Sonko had already been admitted to intensive care last August, while he was on hunger strike, his lawyers and his dissolved Senegalese Patriots for Work, Ethics and Fraternity said at the time. (Pastef).
As a reminder, the opponent has been incarcerated since July 31 on several charges, including “call to insurrection, criminal association in connection with a terrorist enterprise and endangering state security”.
He claims to be the subject of a plot to exclude him from the presidential race scheduled for 2024.
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