Amadou NIANG a militant of the APR party of Macky Sall made direct threats of violence against President Ousmane Sonko, opposition leader of the PASTEF party, 11 months before the presidential election.
His threat to "burn Ousmane Sonko's house down" was made at a public meeting whilst standing next to the Minister of Youth Pape Malick Ndour. (link)
This is not the first violent threat made by members of the ruling party against the opposition.
Ameth Suzane Camara an APR cadre went on social media to say that "Ousmane Sonko should be killed" (link)
In December a ruling BBY coalition member of parliment threaten the opposition by saying in relation to the coming presidential election "In 2024 we will march on your corpses" (link)
No legal measures, summonses or arrests have been taken in relation to these and other threats, however over a hundred opposition supporters are detained in prison for "opinion crime" - saying something which displeases the regime and includes a leading court journalist and someone who spent months in prison for sharing a satirical post on facebook with an laughing emoji.
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