Two Senegalese MPs Sentenced to 6 Month in Jail For Assaulting Pregnant Colleague

In mid-December 2022, Senegalese police detained two opposition members of Senegal’s National Assembly, who were accused of assaulting their female colleague, after a video of the clash circulated in the media. In the video, a male member of the parliament slapped a female colleague in the face, before another male lawmaker tacked her to the floor.