“US Support for ECOWAS Hybrid Court in Gambia to Try Alleged Crimes under Former President Yahya Jammeh”

2023-05-27 21:05:07

In The Gambia, the United States supports the project to create an ECOWAS hybrid court to try alleged crimes committed under former President Yahya Jammeh. In a recent media release, the US Ambassador to the country said Uncle Sam was training judges and court personnel for the trial.

“We are confident that the Gambian government will do the right thing with these funds”

Sharon L. Cromer also said that her country had taken legal action once morest a Gambian living in the USA. The latter is accused of human rights violations under Jammeh.

The other information brought to the attention of the public is the sale of the property of the former Gambian president to the United States. “We have sold Jammeh’s property in Maryland and will confiscate and return the funds to The Gambia. We are sure that the Gambian government will do the right thing with these funds,” said the diplomat according to the Gambian news site The Point.

Ousman Sonko acquitted

Adama Barrow’s predecessor is currently in exile in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. He was welcomed to this central African country in 2017 following his defeat in the presidential elections.

Ousman Sonko, his former interior minister, was charged in Switzerland last month. The man is accused of having participated in crimes once morest humanity during the reign of his champion.

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