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By Pap Saine and Edward McAllister BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) wrapped up a sweeping three-year public inquiry on Thursday by recommending prosecutions for abuses committed during former President Yahya Jammeh s rule. The commission delivered its full report to President Adama Barrow, nine days before a presidential election in which the exiled Jammeh has urged his supporters to vote for an opposition coalition. Nearly 400 witnesses testified before the TRRC, including the victims and perpetrators of the torture, killings and looting that characterised Jammeh s 22-year rule. To forgive and forget with impunity the violations and abuses . would not only undermine reconciliation but would also constitute a massive and egregious cover-up of the crimes committed, the commission said in a statement. At a news conference, commission chairman Lamin Sise declined to comment on who specifically should be targeted for prosecution. Barrow o
A Gambian commission wrapped up a sweeping three-year public inquiry into former president Yahya Jammeh's 22 years in power on Thursday by recommending prosecutions for killings, torture and other abuses committed during his tenure.
former president Yahya Jammeh.
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will hold hearings at its current session, which began on February 22, 2021, on the 2005 massacre of more than 50 West African migrants, including about 44 Ghanaians.
It was the largest loss of life during the rule of former president Yahya Jammeh. About 9 Nigerians, 2 Togolese, 44 Ghanaians, 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 is Martin Kyere of Ghana, the sole known survivor.
Previous official attempts to investigate the massacre have been stymied or flawed. Ghana attempted to investigate the killings in 2005 and 2006, but was blocked by the then-Jammeh government.