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In this podcast, 2 Justice Info correspondents and 2 legal experts explain what we can expect from the trial of former gambian minister Ousman Sonko, which opens in Switzerland on 8 January.
About forty-four Ghanaians, nine Nigerians, two Togolese, and nationals of Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Senegal are believed to have been killed over several days in July 2005. Among those scheduled to testify before the TRRC is Martin Kyere of Ghana, the sole known survivor.
On Christmas Eve, six months after it was first announced, the final report of the Gambia Truth Commission (TRRC) was made public. Primarily, in its first volume, it has recommended dozens of prosecutions and, unsurprisingly, targets former President Yahya Jammeh. The Commission is currently carrying out a sensitive review of amnesty applications.