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Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses

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Gambian government says it will prosecute Yahya Jammeh for murder, rape, torture. He is one of the 70 alleged perpetrators named in the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission's twice-delayed report. The Ministry of Justice said it accepted all but two of the 265 recommendations made by the commission. The government said it was developing a "prosecution strategy" and would set up a special court.

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The Independent

Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses

Gambia’s government is setting up a special prosecutor’s office to investigate for severe human rights violations and potentially charge former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile in 2017 after 22 years in power

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

By Pap Saine BANJUL - Gambia's government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office. Attorney General Dawda Jallow said a special prosecutor would oversee cases of abuses found from Jammeh's 1994 to 2017 rule, which were

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambia’s government is setting up a special prosecutor's office to investigate for severe human rights violations and potentially charge former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile in 2017 after 22 years in power.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Gambia to investigate fugitive ex-dictator Jammeh for abuses

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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