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Added on the 17/11/2023 11:52:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Exterior shots of the Supreme Court of Senegal as it decides whether a ruling in a defamation case against political opponent Ousmane Sonko is valid. If confirmed, the six month suspended prison sentence could make the presidential candidate ineligible to run in the upcomign presidential elections. IMAGES
Black smoke rises into the sky beside the court building where Ousmane Sonko is standing trial for defamation. Police are on standby outside the court after Sonko held an authorised rally the day before, where he urged thousands of supporters to come en masse to back him on the day of the trial. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for allegedly defaming a minister, a case that could determine whether he will be eligible to run in presidential elections next February. Sonko's supporters say President Macky Sall is using the judiciary as a means to sideline him for the vote, a charge Sall denies. IMAGES
Images outside of the Palais de Justice in Dakar, as the appeals trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is due to begin. Sonko, who was accused of defamation, was handed a two-month suspended sentence in the court case at the end of March after a trial his lawyers said would not rule him out of the 2024 presidential election. Sonko's fate is also wrapped up in another case in which he is accused of rape, which he contests. IMAGES
Ousmane Sonko, a Senegalese politician who came third in the country's last presidential election, makes his way to court where he faces a defamation trial. His convoy is flocked by crowds of supporters and police officers form barricades to keep the crowds back. Sonko is being sued by Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang for "defamation, insult and forgery". He also faces separate charges of rape and making death threats. Sonko has denied the charges and accused authorities of trying to silence him and his party with arbitrary arrests. IMAGES
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of China's Huawei, arrives at a Canadian court for the start of a hearing for her extradition to the United States. Images show an electronic ankle bracelet that authorities ordered her to wear as a condition of her release from custody. IMAGES
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