Supporters of main opposition Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) hold posters of former Senegalese president Abdulaye Wade (L) and his son Karim (R) during a protest in Dakar April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney
DAKAR (Reuters) - The son of Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade has begun a hunger strike to protest at the conditions of his trial on corruption charges, one of his lawyers said on Thursday.
Karim Wade, nicknamed "the minister of heaven and earth" during his father's government because he controlled five ministries, is accused of illegally amassing a fortune of 117 billion CFA francs ($240 million).
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