Justice is set to be served for victims who suffered human rights abuses under the leadership of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh as the country appointed a British barrister to carry out prosecution.
British barrister Martin Hackett is the Gambia’s first special prosecutor to try those responsible for the human rights abuses.
The newly created office will be headed by the barrister to deal with cases such as enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and widespread repression during the era of Yahya Jammeh who went into exile in 2017.
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) which was set up to document the extent of the alleged abuses recommended prosecution of those responsible for the unlawful act.
TRRC also recommended that reparations be paid to the victims.
Yahya Jammeh who previously denied wrongdoing is believed to be living in exile in Equatorial Guinea.
Source: Elvisanokye.com