Pape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike to protest charges against him, has been moved to a hospital, his attorney told the media on Sunday.
Niang was taken to a hospital in Dakar on Saturday evening after his health deteriorated as a result of his latest hunger strike, said Moussa Sarr, one of his lawyers.
In a case that has sparked international concern, Niang was arrested on November 6 and charged with “divulging information likely to harm national defence.”
He went on a hunger strike on December 2 and was later admitted to a clinic after his health deteriorated.
He is accused of describing confidential messages about security arrangements for Sonko’s interview with investigators on November 3, according to trade unions.