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2021-05-16 Africa Subsaharan
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Woman pays dearly for accusing Senegal opposition leader of rape
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 [DAILYTIMES.PK] Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
’s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way.
Sarr, who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused.
The move sparked a political firestorm in Senegal: Sonko’s subsequent arrest triggered the worst unrest the usually tranquil country had seen in years.
Thousands of mostly young people erupted into the streets in nationwide demonstrations in which at least 10 people were killed. Protesters also looted shops, hurled stones at police and torched cars during the demonstrations.
The unrest only abated after a judge released Sonko from detention in March and President Macky Sall lifted unpopular coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
 ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
-related restrictions.
To supporters of Sonko, his legal troubles fit a perceived pattern of politically motivated court cases against rivals of the president. Many also believe that Sarr invented the accusation.
A devout Moslem who is fiercely critical of Senegal’s elite, 46-year-old Sonko denies the charge against him and has accused Sall of engineering it — which the president in turn denied.
Sarr has meanwhile gone into hiding over fears for her own safety, according to her lawyers.
Some worry that the controversy will silence other women from speaking out about sexual abuse.
"The victims will say to themselves: ’If I talk about what I’ve endured, will I not suffer the same fate as Adji Sarr?" said Senegalese sociologist Selly Ba.
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