Eighteen Senegalese soccer followers imprisoned in Morocco over “hooliganism” throughout final month’s Africa Cup of Nations ultimate had been observing an intermittent “quick”, quite than a starvation strike, their lawyer stated Saturday.
This comes after prosecutors in Rabat denied that the followers had been abstaining from meals, saying they’ve been “receiving meals in a traditional and common method”.
The group was arrested on January 18, the day of the heated AFCON ultimate through which Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in Rabat.
On Friday, their lawyer, Patrick Kabou, stated the detainees wrote to him claiming they’d “repeatedly quick till Moroccan justice offers us the prospect to be heard”.
However on Saturday, Kabou stated they’ve been consuming “breakfast solely” to protest their pre-trial detention.
A judicial supply talking on situation of anonymity stated the jail director advised prosecutors that seven of them had not attended lunch on Friday however had “purchased meals”, with out specifying how.
They later “ate dinner” within the jail cafeteria, the supply added.
Kabou had stated that his shoppers advised him they had been nonetheless “ready to be taught the fees in opposition to them”.
Minutes earlier than the tip of final month’s match, some Senegalese supporters tried to storm the pitch, whereas Senegal’s gamers halted the sport for practically 20 minutes to protest a late penalty awarded to Morocco.
Some followers had been additionally seen throwing objects onto the sphere, together with a chair.
The 18 followers’ trial is ready to renew subsequent week.
A primary courtroom listening to in late January had been adjourned by the choose on the request of their attorneys.
The second listening to on Thursday was additionally postponed resulting from an ongoing attorneys’ strike in Morocco.
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