US EditionGambia appoints British barrister Martin Hackett to prosecute Jammeh-era crimes
Martin Hackett will lead a new office with a four-year mandate to pursue cases documented by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission.
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West Africa: Gambia Appoints Briton As Special Prosecutor for Jammeh-Era Crimes
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Hon. Dawda A. Jallow, on Wednesday announced the appointment of a British barrister, Martin Hackett, as the special prosecutor for the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under former President Yahya Jammeh's regime from July 1994 to January 2017.
The Gambian Ministry of Justice appointed at a press conference this Wednesday 8 April the special prosecutor in charge of prosecuting crimes committed under the brutal regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. This is the experienced British lawyer Martin Hackett who will have the heavy task of doing justice, two years after the adoption of a law to create an office to monitor these cases.
Gambia appoints Briton as Special Prosecutor for Jammeh-era crimes
The Special Prosecutor would lead the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO), an independent body established to investigate and prosecute crimes committed during the era of former President Yahya Jammeh. The office focuses on implementing the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). In November 2021, the TRRC recommended that 69 persons be prosecuted by the Government of The Gambia for crimes committed in the c…
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