WEB DESK
Rights group Amnesty International has called on Senegalese authorities to carry out independent investigations into the deadly violence during protests last week. They say at least 23 people have died in incident. The death toll by Amnesty is higher than the official number of 16 announced by the government.
Senegal’s government had earlier said it had launched an inquiry into the protest deaths. It has not responded to Amnesty’s statement.
Last week deadly protests erupted after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail for immoral behaviour, but cleared of rape charges. His supporters say his charges are politically motivated.