Senegal President Macky Sall Pardons Ex-Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall

President Macky Sall has pardoned Khalifa Sall, no relation to the president, and who was mayor of Dakar when he was arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of embezzling U.S.$3 million in public funds. He was sentenced to five years in jail.

Senegal President Macky Sall and political rival Khalifa Sall

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