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| Senegal's Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall in custody for fraud | Senegal's Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall in custody for fraud |
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| The mayor of Senegal's capital, Dakar, has been placed in custody for allegedly embezzling public money. | The mayor of Senegal's capital, Dakar, has been placed in custody for allegedly embezzling public money. |
| A judge investigating $2.9m (£2.3m) in missing city funds has charged Khalifa Sall with fraud, criminal conspiracy and money laundering. | |
| He denies any wrongdoing and says his arrest is politically motivated. | He denies any wrongdoing and says his arrest is politically motivated. |
| Mr Sall, who has been Dakar's mayor since 2009, has been widely considered a possible presidential contender for elections in 2019. | Mr Sall, who has been Dakar's mayor since 2009, has been widely considered a possible presidential contender for elections in 2019. |
| He is a member of the Socialist Party, part of the ruling coalition, but he is considered a maverick. | |
| The mayor was arrested on Tuesday and spent the night in detention, along with at least five members of his staff. | The mayor was arrested on Tuesday and spent the night in detention, along with at least five members of his staff. |
| Under Senegalese law, he will not be eligible for bail and will stay in jail until his trial. | Under Senegalese law, he will not be eligible for bail and will stay in jail until his trial. |
| This is the second high-profile corruption case in Senegal since President Macky Sall was elected into office in 2012 amid widespread popular discontent about corruption. | This is the second high-profile corruption case in Senegal since President Macky Sall was elected into office in 2012 amid widespread popular discontent about corruption. |
| In 2015, Karim Wade, the son of the former President Abdoulaye Wade, was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally enriching himself. | In 2015, Karim Wade, the son of the former President Abdoulaye Wade, was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally enriching himself. |
| A senior minister in his father's government, he had been in custody since 2013 and received a presidential pardon last year. | A senior minister in his father's government, he had been in custody since 2013 and received a presidential pardon last year. |
| He now lives in exile in Qatar. | He now lives in exile in Qatar. |
| Just as in Karim Wade's case, supporters of the Dakar's mayor say he is a victim of a plot to undermine him. | Just as in Karim Wade's case, supporters of the Dakar's mayor say he is a victim of a plot to undermine him. |
| "This arrest and detention [are] only to stop Khalifa Sall in his political ambitions," Mr Sall's lawyers said in a statement. | "This arrest and detention [are] only to stop Khalifa Sall in his political ambitions," Mr Sall's lawyers said in a statement. |