A former minister in the erstwhile government of Yahya Jammeh who is being tried for the murder in 1995 of Finance Minister Ousman Koro Ceesay had never participated in his killing, a former Spokesman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) has revealed. Former Army Captain Ebou Jallo, who[Read More…]
Justice
Gambia: Detained Ex-Minister To Be Punished For Failing To Give Self-Incriminating Evidence At Truth Commission
Authorities in the Gambia have vowed to come down heavily on Former Jammeh-era Minister Yankuba Touray who was arrested Wednesday for refusing to incriminate himself at the truth commission. Abubacarr Tambadou , Attorney General and minister of Justice minister said Mr Touray’s actions and conduct were contemptuous and disrespectful to[Read More…]
Gambia: Charges Against Yankuba Touray, FJC Shelved
State prosecutors in the Gambia Wednesday withdrew all charges against two senior officials of the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh accused of interfering with the work of the ongoing truth commission. Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, a former speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly and Yankuba Touray, a former AFPRC junta member and[Read More…]
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