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Sonko suffers kidney problem

Aug 10, 2023, 11:38 AM

French lawyer, Juan Branco, who is defending opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, disclosed to journalists on Tuesday in Paris that his client was suffering kidney problem, and that since his arrest on 31 July, he had been on hunger strike, saying “this is not good for him.”

Earlier Sonko, an asthmatic patient was arrested.

Meanwhile journalist Pa Ale Niang who was arrested on 28 July three consecutive times and went on hunger strike was granted bail Tuesday, media reports said.