18/06/2022
Police surround opposition chief's home over protest call
n Senegal, roads leading to the home of prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko were closed off by barricades and police in anti-riot gear.
Sonko was barred from attending Friday prayers at the mosque after he called for a protest despite the authorities issued a ban on public order grounds. Supporters who tried to get near the building in an upmarket district of Dakar were firmly told to turn back.
"Even our freedom of worship is violated today. Law enforcement told me that they received orders not to let me out, I just want to tell them that the Constitution is at the top of the hierarchy of norms and this order is a violation of the Constitution. It is an illegal order. I do not blame you. You and I are victims of (President of Senegal, ed) Macky Sall. All this is the fruit of a power that is currently afraid."
