Senegal's opposition Politician Ousmane Sonko is facing seven new charges, unrelated to a corruption case that led to deadly protests last month. The charges include calling for insurrection, criminal conspiracy, undermining state security, plotting against state authority, compromising public security, creating political unrest, criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist enterprise, and theft. Sonko was arrested for allegedly stealing a police officer's phone and issuing a subversive message on social media. Sonko, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, has been a prominent figure in Senegalese politics. President Macky Sall recently announced he would not seek a controversial third term.

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