Sonko trial verdict in Switzerland: maximum punishment
In the trial against former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, the Swiss court sentenced him to 20 years' prison for crimes against humanity.
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In the trial against former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, the Swiss court sentenced him to 20 years' prison for crimes against humanity.
Mr Currat said prosecutors had not provided sufficient evidence linking Mr Sonko to the violations for which he is accused.
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
At the trial (in Switzerland) of former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko, a first witness accused him of killing her husband and claimed that Sonko raped her for several years after the murder.
The Swiss Attorney General’s office, along with 10 plaintiffs from Gambia, is accusing Mr Sonko of torture, murder, false imprisonment, rape, and deprivation of liberty, allegedly perpetrated against Gambians.