French-Spanish lawyer arrested in Senegal was released under judicial monitoring
Juan Branco, a French-Spanish lawyer who was arrested in Dakar on Sunday in connection with recent unrest in Senegal, was freed on Monday under judicial monitoring before being deported, according to the authorities and his lawyers. After several days of searching, Mr. Branco was taken into custody on Friday evening in Mauritania. He had unlawfully entered Senegal a few days earlier in order to take part in the defense of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, despite there being an arrest warrant out for him. On Sunday, he was handed over to the police in Senegal, where he is currently being held on a variety of allegations. “He was taken from prison this morning (Monday) and presented to the judge, who informed him that he had been placed under judicial supervision,” Robin Binsard, one of his lawyers, said in an interview with AFP. According to him, he was subsequently handed over to the police in order to be deported. According to statements made to the press by Senega...