(JallofNews) – The Gambia’s former governing party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), has strongly condemned the conviction and sentencing of members of the country’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) by a ‘kangaroo court’ in Banjul. The PPP described the verdict as a travesty of justice. Around 30 UDP members[Read More…]
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Gambia: Verdict Due In Detained Opposition Leader’s Case
(JollofNews) – A high court judge in Banjul is today expected to deliver a ruling in the case involving Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and over a dozen of his supporters who are being tried for taking part in an ‘unathorised’ anti-government protest.[Read More…]
Gambia Trio Tortured For Accusing President Of Ethnic Slur
(JollofNews) – Three men charged with sedition in the Gambia were tortured in jail and made to sign false testimonies, their lawyer said on Tuesday, after they allegedly said the president disliked the country’s majority ethnic group. President Yahya Jammeh is regularly accused of sanctioning human rights abuses in the[Read More…]
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