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DAKAR: A Senegalese television journalist has been detained on charges of contempt of court and spreading false news, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday. Pape Ndiaye, a commentator for the Wal Fadjri news channel, had recently questioned the independence of the judiciary after the opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was on January 18 referred to a criminal court in a trial over
A journalist from a private Senegalese television station was charged with "contempt of court" and "spreading false news" and jailed Tuesday night, AFP learned Wednesday from his lawyer.
Pape Ndiaye, a commentator for the WalFadjri news channel, had recently questioned the independence of the judiciary after opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was referred to a criminal court in January over rape accusations
Pape Ale Niang is now free. The head of the Dakar Matin online news site, was arrested on November 6 and charged with "divulging information likely to harm national defence". He was detained in December for a second time and started a hunger strike.
Dakar, senegal - A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic after more than two months in de
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