2023-08-05 16:41:35
French lawyer Juan Branco, wanted by Senegal in connection with recent unrest in that country, was arrested after several days of playing cat and mouse with the authorities, several Senegalese police officials said on Saturday August 5.
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These officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in the absence of official communication on a transnational subject, did not provide details on the circumstances of the arrest. Senegalese media have mentioned an arrest between Senegal and Mauritania, while Juan Branco, according to them, was trying to discreetly leave the country.
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Juan Branco made a name for himself in Senegal by taking part in the defense of Ousmane Sonko, an opponent engaged since 2021 in a showdown with power and justice. The confrontation has given rise to several episodes of deadly violence for more than two years.
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He attracted a lot of attention by announcing a complaint in France and a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague against President Macky Sall for “crimes against humanity” in June, when the country had just experienced its worst unrest in years.
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The Senegalese public prosecutor’s office announced on July 14 that it had opened a judicial investigation and requested an arrest warrant against him based on his writings and his remarks.
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