Gov't Welcomes Conviction Of Jungler In US – The Standard Newspaper

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = A person is on trial on charges of poor construction of a nearby embankment in connection with the Cheongju Osong underpass disaster that claimed 14 lives in 2023...

Ex-Gambian Soldier Found Guilty of Torture in Historic US Trial

A former Gambian soldier, Michael Sang Correa, has been convicted in a US court for his role in the torture of political opponents during the brutal regime of ex-President Yahya Jammeh. The verdict marks a rare use of a US law that allows prosecution for torture committed abroad.   Correa, who once served in a […] The post Ex-Gambian Soldier Found Guilty of Torture in Historic US Trial appeared first on EkoHotBlog.

By: Nicholas Bass The Supreme Court of The Gambia, presided over by Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, assisted by Justices C.S. Jallow, A. Bah, E.F. M’bai and O. M.M. Njie, on Tuesday commuted the death sentence imposed on former AFPRC junta member Yankuba Touray to life imprisonment. It would be recalled that Yankuba Touray was charged on July 1, 2021, with a single count of murder under Section 187 of the Penal Code, Chapter 10:01, Volume 3 of t…

Gov't Welcomes Conviction Of Jungler In US – The Standard Newspaper

By Tabora Bojang Justice Minister Dawda Jallow has said the conviction of Michael Sang Correa, a former member of ex-president Jammeh’s death squad, the Junglers, by a US court in Denver, underscores government’s unwavering commitment to address Jammeh era crimes.  Correa’s conviction followed a one week trial under the US Torture Act that prosecutes crimes committed outside the States. He was found guilty of all counts against him including tor…

Gambia's Supreme Court commutes death sentence for Minister — National Accord Newspaper %

Gambia’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister The post Gambia’s Supreme Court commutes death sentence for Minister appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Supreme Court of The Gambia commutes death sentence for Minister - Worldstage

Gambia’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister to life in prison. This is one of few to be convicted of crimes committed during the 22-year rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The case has been closely watched in the tiny West African nation as a rare example of accountability for Jammeh-era crimes and also as a test case for a years-long moratorium on capital punishment. T…