About six members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad, The Jungulars, who are currently held for months without charged are being considered for release, the country’s Justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou has said. The Jungulars were used by Mr Jammeh to carryout torture and extra-judicial killings of his opponents and[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Murdered Death Row Inmates Were Suffocated With Plastic Bags
Nine death row prisoners who were executed in the Gambia in August 2012 were suffocated with plastic bags before their bodies were dumped in a disused well, a member of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad, The Jungulars, today revealed at the truth commission. The revelation was made days[Read More…]
Gambia: Police Reveal Scale Of Damages After Standoff With Youths
Gambian authorities have revealed the true scale of damages caused in today’s standoff with angry youths. Thousands of youths today set up barricades and set tyres on fire in protest at the death of Ousman Darboe, a local shopkeeper. Darboe was picked up and detained by detectives investigation a burglary[Read More…]
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