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Senegal clashes kill 9 people after opposition politician sentenced

Dakar, June 2 (UNI) Nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes that broke out after Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko had been sentenced to two years in prison, Senegalese Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.
The minister, in a televised appearance on the Senego broadcaster, also announced the restriction of access to some mobile applications and social media, saying that it would prevent the spread of hate speech and calls for protests, which could exacerbate an already tense situation in the country.
A court in Senegal's capital Dakar found Sonko guilty of "corrupting youth" on Thursday. The complaint against the politician had been filed by a former employee of a beauty salon where he used to receive massages. However, Sonko was acquitted of the charges of rape and death threats. The trial was held in absentia, and it was up to the prosecutor to decide whether to arrest the politician.
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