Omar Nyassi News Today

Bai L. has been in pretrial detention since his arrest in March 2021 in Germany, where he had been living since leaving The Gambia in 2012. This trial, which began on April 25, 2022 in the German city of Celle, is the first to tackle human rights violations committed in The Gambia during the Jammeh era on the basis of universal jurisdiction.

Who is Bai L. and what are the charges against him? Why is Bai L. being tried in Germany? What was the human rights situation in The Gambia under Yahya Jammeh? Who were the victims of Bai L.’s alleged crimes? What evidence has been presented at the trial? What has Bai L. said about the charges? How have survivors and victims been involved in the proceedings? What sentence does Bai L. face if he is convicted? Will Yahya Jammeh or other high-level officials be prosecuted for serious crimes

The trial of Bai Lowe for crimes against humanity committed in The Gambia is about to conclude in Germany. The prosecution called for a life sentence, even though they acknowledged that Lowe played a minor role in the crimes and later helped reveal them.

A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 by a paramilitary ‘death squad’ in Gambia will testify before a court on January 19, 2023 in the German city of Celle.