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Former Gambian interior minister on trial in Switzerland over alleged crimes against humanity

  • Former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko will be tried in Switzerland for crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and torture, becoming the highest-ranking official to be tried in Europe under universal jurisdiction.
  • The trial, scheduled for January 8-30, will include testimony from nine Gambian plaintiffs and is seen as a milestone case for global accountability of atrocities.
  • Sonko's defense lawyer plans to argue for the dismissal of the case, claiming problems with the investigation and that many of the crimes are not admissible under Swiss law.
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Ousman Sonko, as a minister under Gambia's brutal president Yahya Jammeh, was known as the 'torture commander'.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Monday, January 8, 2024.
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