Switzerland court jails Gambian ex-minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity

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A general view shows the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland on June 8, 2022. PHOTO | REUTERS

A Swiss court on Wednesday convicted a former government minister from Gambia of crimes against humanity under former dictator Yahya Jammeh and jailed him for 20 years.

The Federal Criminal Court found Ousman Sonko guilty on several counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment.