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Day 5 Sonko trial: Continuation of the examination of the March 2006 charges
12.01.2024 - (Last modified: 22.12.2025)
(acts of torture, false imprisonment and sexual violence committed as crimes against humanity)
As part of an attempted coup d'état in March 2006, Ousman Sonko is being accused, as an accomplice of a group of perpetrators, of having tortured various people, including members of the army, politicians and journalists, of having illegally deprived them of their free...
Day 4 Sonko trial: Examination of the March 2006 charges
11.01.2024 - (Last modified: 22.12.2025)
(acts of torture, false imprisonment and sexual violence committed as crimes against humanity)
As part of an attempted coup d'état in March 2006, Ousman Sonko is being accused, as an accomplice of a group of perpetrators, of having tortured various people, including members of the army, politicians and journalists, of having illegally deprived them of their f...
Day 2 Sonko Trial: All rise!
09.01.2024 - (Last modified: 22.12.2025)
©TRIAL International / Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona.
The proceedings resumed at 1 PM sharp with the Court’s reading of its decision on the preliminary questions discussed during the first day. Read our recap for day two.
The Court announced that the ruling will not be translated into English.
On the arguments made by t...
Day 1 Sonko Trial: The trial begins
08.01.2024 - (Last modified: 22.12.2025)
©TRIAL International / The Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona
The trial of Ousman Sonko opened today, 8 January 2024, at 9:00 AM before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court, where three judges will be examining the former Gambian Minister of Interior’s responsibility over the numerous crimes against humanity that he is accused of having committed betw...
