Le verdict de ^{Ousmane Sonko, the main Senegalese political opponent, fell on the morning of Thursday, June 1, 2023.} He was sentenced to two years in prison for “youth corruption” in the trial against the former masseuse Adji

The ambitions of the 2024 presidential candidate and main opponent of President Macky Sall are now limited because of the verdict delivered Thursday at 10:50am in Dakar. Ousmane Sonko is acquitted for the acts of rape and death threats for which he was initially prosecuted. For Saloly Fadel Tourè, administrative secretary of the African Patriots of Senegal Party for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef) founded by Ousmane Sonko, “this verdict is a victory, inasmuch as the charges have all disappeared.” “Youth corruption” consists of poaching or encouraging the debauchery of a person under the age of 21 according to the