DAKAR: Sixteen people are to be prosecuted in connection with the massacre of 14 young men in Senegal?s troubled region of Casamance, a source close to the case said on Friday.
The accused face charges of murder and criminal association over the January 6 killings in the forest of Bayotte. The 16 suspects, who were arrested on Sunday, also face charges of participation in a rebel movement and possession of weapons without authorisation, according to the source.Six other people detained by police have been released without charge "for the moment", added the source without naming the suspects. But several sources told AFP the group was potentially involved in the illegal logging trade in a region with plentiful rosewood and teak, both highly prized in China.
01-20-2018, 12:40 PM
16 face prosecution in Senegal over ?massacre?
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