French lawyer for Senegal opposition leader imprisoned in Dakar

FILE PHOTO: Gendarmes remove a Kiosk overturned by protestors to block the road at Yarakh after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been detained, in Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ngouda Dione/File Photo

DAKAR (Reuters) - Juan Branco, a French lawyer for Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, is in custody in Dakar on terrorism, conspiracy and public order charges, among others, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday.

He was arrested in Mauritania and extradited to Senegal on Saturday, his lawyer said. Branco is part of the team defending Sonko, who was detained in late July.