US EditionGambian man sentenced to more than 67 years after US conviction for torture
Michael Sang Correa received a 67-year sentence for leading torture acts against coup suspects during the Jammeh dictatorship, marking the first U.S. prosecution under the Torture Act for non-Americans.
- In 2025, Michael Sang Correa, a former member of a Gambian paramilitary unit linked to dictator Yahya Jammeh, was sentenced by a federal court in Colorado to over 67 years in prison for acts of torture committed in 2006.
- Correa was taken into custody in the United States in September 2019 due to immigration violations, but subsequent complaints from victims and human rights groups led to more serious torture-related charges.
- The trial lasted five days, where jurors heard testimony describing the Junglers' brutal acts including beating, burning with molten plastic, suffocation, and sexual violence under Jammeh’s orders.
- Steve Cagen, the lead investigator, stated that this trial and sentencing established an important precedent, while victim advisor Jasseh described the verdict as a powerful catalyst for the nation's pursuit of truth, justice, and healing beyond the courtroom.
- The sentencing marks a milestone in fighting impunity and has encouraged Gambian authorities to pursue justice, including passing 2024 legislation for a hybrid tribunal to prosecute human rights violations.
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A former Gambian soldier was sentenced on Friday to more than 67 years in prison by the US courts, for having tortured opponents of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago.
Gambian man sentenced to more than 67 years after US conviction for torture
A Gambian man who was part of an armed unit run by former dictator Yahya Jammeh and was convicted of torture by a U.S. jury in April has been sentenced to more than 67 years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Gambian ex-soldier, first non-US citizen convicted of torture, sentenced to prison
DENVER (KDVR) — A Gambian ex-soldier who was found guilty after a jury held in Denver was sentenced Friday to over six decades in prison for charges related to torture during a West African dictatorship in 2006. Michael Sang Correa, 46, was sentenced Friday to 67 years and six months in prison after he was found guilty in April of one count of conspiracy to commit torture and five counts of torture. CBI confirms at least 20 bodies stored im…
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