Ousmane Sonko, who had been hospitalized since August 6 after beginning a hunger strike on July 30, was finally transferred to Cap Manuel prison in Dakar’s center on Monday night. His lawyers are outraged that he was not informed of this decision.

At the end of October, the opponent, who requested a return to prison, was placed in intensive care for a few days. His health deteriorated further after resuming his hunger strike. Since then, there has been no official word on Ousmane Sonko’s health, aside from an alarming health bulletin that was leaked to the press, prompting the launch of an investigation.

The opponent was finally transferred to a prison in the city center during the night of Monday to Tuesday, November 14th. According to a prison administration source, Ousmane Sonko “stopped his hunger strike” and “recovered sufficiently to return to prison.” However, his lawyers object to the fact that Sonko was not noticed about his return to prisons. His personal doctor says the same. In a press release, both the lawyers and the doctor refer to “the arrogance of the prisons authorities.”

The lawyers defending Ousmane Sonko continue to demand his immediate release, claiming that his detention is politically motivated.

The Supreme Court must rule on the legality of Ousmane Sonko’s removal from the electoral lists on Friday. A decision that could either open or close the presidential candidate’s path.

The prison administration confirms in a press release issued late last night that Ousmane Sonko left the hospital’s intensive care unit on the doctor’s recommendation and that his transfer to Cap Manuel prison was “also the result of a recommendation from his attending physician.”