In 2021 Ousmane Sonko was charged with rape and having made death threats against the woman accusing him of rape, accusations that he claimed were false. In 2023 he was acquitted of these charges but was convicted on a charge of “corrupting youth.” He was also convicted of defamation against the minister of tourism, Mame Mbaye Niang, in 2023. Later that year he was charged with having fomented insurrection, undermined state security, and other similar charges pertaining to the violent protests that had been held in support of him in 2021 and 2023. Sonko and his supporters have denounced these cases as being politically motivated.
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