The
Supreme Court in Senegal has rejected the final appeal by the
imprisoned former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, against a corruption
sentence - one day before presidential election campaigning is due to
start.
Mr
Sall, who is one of the main opposition challengers, was sentenced last
March to five years in prison, accused of embezzling $3m (£2.4m).
The
opposition has accused President Macky Sall of sidelining opposition
figures by selectively enforcing corruption laws. He is standing for
re-election in February.
Another
challenger has been exiled to Qatar. Karim Wade, who is the son of the
former President Abdoulaye Wade, was banished after being given a
conditional pardon for corruption, and reportedly told not to return to
Senegal until after the election is over.
BBC
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