Former Gambian interior minister, Ousman Sonko, who fled the country and went into hiding in Switzerland, has been accused of crimes against humanity in a Swiss court. Switzerland’s attorney general on Tuesday announced the charges against Mr Sonko, who was allegedly involved in the violent repression of the civilian population[Read More…]
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Swiss Prosecutors Nearing Decision On Gambian Ex-Minister
Swiss state prosecutors said on Monday they were close to concluding their lengthy investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed by a minister in former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s government. Ousman Sonko has been in custody since his arrest on January 26, 2017 in Switzerland, where he had applied for[Read More…]
Gambia: Ousman Sonko’s Lamin Rape Case On Radio Veritas
Ousman Sonko, one-time interior minister in the Jammeh dispensation, is still a talking point in The Gambia as his issue cropped up once again in an educative sexual and reproductive health program on Radio Veritas on Thursday. Almost ten years ago, Ousman Sonko raped an under-aged girl in his car[Read More…]