A senior opposition politician in Senegal says his client, Birame Souleye Diop, has been apprehended by the police after making a political comment against President Macky Sall.
Per reports, Mr Diop, an MP with the Pastef party suggested that the president might row back on his commitment not to stand for a third term in next year’s election.
President Sall ruled out running for re-election earlier this month, following widespread protests.
“My dear fellow citizens, my decision after long consideration is to not be a candidate in the election on February 25, 2024,” Sall said in a televised address.
“Senegal is more than me, and is full of capable leaders for the country’s development,” he said.
Sall said he had sought to prioritise his country’s progress, “in particular at a time of social-economic difficulties and uncertainties.”
On the eve of Sall’s nationwide address, his fiercest critic, Ousmane Sonko, had urged the public to “come out en masse” and oppose him.