Victims of Alleged Jammeh Henchman Ousman Sonko Welcome Swiss Trial
It is not just Gambians hoping for justice in this case.
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Mustapha K. Darboe
Gambian Prison Officers Testify In Crimes Against Humanity Trial Of Former Interior Minister In Switzerland
Two Gambian prison officers—Lamin Sanneh and Abdou Jammeh—testified to torture, and poor food and hygiene conditions at Gambia’s central prison— Mile 2—in the crimes against humanity trial of Gambia’s former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in the Swiss city of Bellinzona. …
Former Gambian Interior Minister Takes The Stand After Swiss Court Denies Submission Over Procedural Issues
Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s former interior minister, who turned 55 on Tuesday, took the stand for the first time at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. …
Alleged Jammeh Enforcer Sonko Goes on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in Switzerland
Ousman Sonko, a 54-year-old former interior minister of The Gambia, goes on trial for crimes against humanity in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in the city of Bellinzona….
Lawyer for Former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko Argues Prosecution Failed to Connect Sonko to Alleged Violations in Crimes Against Humanity Trial
Philippe Currat, a Swiss attorney defending Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s former interior minister currently on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity, said prosecutors have failed to prove their case. …
First witness testifies against Gambia’s former interior minister Ousman Sonko in crimes against humanity trial in Switzerland
The first witness in the crimes against humanity trial of 55-year-old Ousman Sonko—Gambia’s former interior minister—told a Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona that Sonko treated her like a sex slave….
Liberia: Witness accuses Massaquoi of ruining his life by forcing him to carry arms and ammunition
X-9 alleged that ex-Revolutionary United Front (RUF) commander, Gibril Massaquoi, abducted him from his school in Sierra Leone and forced him to carry arms and ammunition for the RUF. byNew Narratives March 31, 2023 Reading Time: 2 mins read 0 X-9,” as the Finnish Appeals Court co-named him, sounded regretful, when he reflected on what…