Two private television stations in Senegal have been suspended by the authorities for highlighting the protest triggered by the arrest of opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko.
Heritage Times had reported that Sonko was arrested last Thursday on his way out of court hearing for rape allegation.
The subsequent protest was triggered by his arrest.
The two stations affected by the decision by the National Audio-visual Regulatory Council, CNRA are Sen TV and Walf TV channels.
The channel were accused of broadcasting images of the unrest “in loop” after Mr Sonko’s arrest, the AFP news agency reported.
Earlier, police clashed with supporters of Mr Sonko in Bignona town in the southern Casamance region on Thursday.
The government confirmed that one person was killed in the violence on Thursday, which followed Mr Sonko’s arrest in Dakar a day earlier.
Mr Sonko has been accused of raping a woman at a salon where he went to get massages, which he denies.
He has described the case as politically motivated and an attempt by President Macky Sall’s allies to ensure he can’t run in the next election.
