Three Senegal opposition lawmakers arrested
Three lawmakers from the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi and a former police captain has been arrested amid the fallout from parliament’s move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months.
Lawmakers late on Monday approved a last-minute amendment to hold the vote on Dec. 15, instead of Feb. 25, sealing an extension of President Macky Sall’s mandate that has sparked street protests and international alarm.
One of those arrested, Guy Marius Sagna, was among the MPs who tried to physically block Monday’s vote from happening in parliament by blocking the dais.
Since Sall announced the delay in an address to the nation on Saturday, the authorities have cracked down on street protests in the capital, restricted mobile internet, and pulled a private TV channel off air.
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