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Pres. Barrow’s security adviser Badgie refutes claims he was seen at Nov. 11 killings
November 11 marks the first major execution by former President Yahya Jammeh and his military colleague who took over power on July 22, 1994
Retired Col. Momodou Badjie, a former senior army officer and currently national security…
Former VP Darboe deserts Sir Dawda in Senegal, say Commission witness
Bakary Bunja Darboe would later take a job as finance minister with the Junta, a post he would hold for 70 days
A former bodyguard to Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara has told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission that the…
GPU meets TRRC
Fajara: January 22, 2018: A Gambia Press Union delegation Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) to discuss issues geared towards strengthening the relationship between the media and…
‘Basiru Barrow tortured, taken to Mile 2 before killed’
A former prison medic has told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission on Tuesday that late Alieu Bah, a detainee at Mile, has confided in him that late Basiru Barrow was tortured by the junta, brought to Mile 2 before he was…
Ex-Mile 2 ‘medic’ says prisoners mentally destablised due to mock execution
A former prison paramedic officer has told the Truth Commission investigating the human rights violations of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh that some of the military officers subjected to mock execution were mentally destabilized due to…
TRRC Monday sittings postponed due to technical error
The Truth Commission probing the human rights violations of Yahya Jammeh has postponed its Monday sittings due to technical complications as a result of an electric spark.
The Commission was scheduled to have a session with its eighth…
Gambians among 117 migrants missing in capsizing off Libya
An unspecified number of Gambians are involved in a boat carrying 117 migrants that sank off the coast of Libya, according to media reports.
Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say…
TRRC visits Mile 2’s notorious Security Wing
The Commission which was on its first site visit on Friday, had earlier heard several harrowing stories of witnesses who reportedly went through torture, mock execution and in few occasions resulting to death of some cases at Mile 2.…
TRRC: Sallah reacts to statements by ex- Captain Momat Cham
On the Thursday edition of the Foroyaa newspaper, Halifa Sallah has reacted to statements made by former captain Momat Cham that he was approached for ministerial position. Below the statement is reproduced as published by Foroyaa.…
TRRC: Former Junta submits list of people killed by Jammeh, others
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission will have its first Friday hearings tomorrow.
A former member of the July 22 1994 military coup has submitted a list of unspecified number of people killed by Yahya Jammeh and his…