(JollofNews) – A former Gambian minister for the Interior suspected of masterminding human rights abuses, during the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh has for a second time lost an appeal against his continuous pre-trial detention in Switzerland. Ousman Sonko has been in pre-trial custody since January this year after[Read More…]
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Gambia: Another Alleged Paedophile Freed Due To Police Incompetence
Another alleged paedophile accused of abducting and raping an eight-year-old girl has regained his freedom after bungling police officers failed to collect crucial evidence. Pa Omar Keita of Brikama was arrested in March 2016 for allegedly kidnapping and raping the eight-year-old in Brikama Madina Pipeline, West Coast Region. However, after[Read More…]
Gambian Soldier ‘Severely’ Tortured In Custody
A lawyer representing 12 Gambian soldiers accused of engaging in mutinous, defamatory, scandalous and unethical acts against the government of President Adama Barrow has told a military court martial that one of his clients was tortured by investigators Sherrif Kumba Jobe, said Lieutenant Abdoulie Jarju was subjected to severe beating[Read More…]
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