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Gambian former interior minister, Ousman Sonko has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Switzerland for crimes against humanity committed when President Yahya Jammeh was in power. Ousman Sonko fled to Switzerland in 2016 and claimed asylum, shortly before Mr Jammeh was voted out of office. …

A former interior minister of The Gambia goes on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of crimes against humanity. Ousman Sonko faces a lengthy list of charges, including participating in or ordering the killing, torture and rape of political opponents. Sonko has denied all the charges, AFP news agency reports, …