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Yankuba Touray vs TRRC
The morning of Wednesday 26th June 2019 was like any other day for me. While I was going about my day, I tuned in to the radio in order to follow the proceedings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. Supposedly that…
D1 million recommended as compensation to victims of deadly Faraba shootings
The Committee looking into the Faraba Banta Commission’s report has recommended compensation of one million dalasi to each of the 3 families who lost their loved ones during the deadly Faraba shooting.
Last year, fight occurred between…
Yankuba Touray saga: Gov’t calls for calm, condemns Touray’s ‘cowardly act’
Gambian authorities have called for calm after former Junta member Yankuba Touray has refused to testify before the Truth Commission, an act that aroused huge public anger.
Touray, a former Local Government Minister is implicated in…
Understanding the constitutional immunity for AFPRC members: Lessons for TRRC
While it is indeed painful to witness a key perpetrator like Yankuba Touray easily walk out of the TRRC it is necessary to point out that indeed the Constitution, from sections 13 to 17of the Second Schedule have protected members and…
‘We will throw the book at him’—Justice Minister reacts tough to Touray’s actions before TRRC
Abubacarr Tambadou told Kerr Fatou that they are looking at their options and Yankuba Touray’s “utter disrespect” towards the Truth Commission will be challenged.
The justice minister of the Gambia, Ababucarr Tambadou, has promised…
Angry mob demands justice as former Junta member refuses to testify before TRRC
Angry mob stormed Kairaba Police Station demanding “Yankuba Touray must testify”.
Hundreds of angry Gambians have stormed the police station at Kairaba Avenue demanding the state to ensure the prosecution of former junta member Yankuba…
TRRC orders former Junta Touray’s arrest over refusal to testify
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission has ordered the arrest of former junta member Yankuba Touray for refusing to testify at the Commission’s public hearing on Wednesday.
Touray, one of the soldiers who took over…
Women accuses Gambia’s ex-President of sexual violence
Rights groups investigate Yahya Jammeh allege rape and sexual assault misconduct against Gambian girls
(Dakar, June 26, 2019) – Three women have accused Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in…
Unnamed soldier accidentally shot colleague in Kanilai
An unnamed military man has accidentally shot his colleague at a military guard post in former president Yahya Jammeh’s home village of Kanilai.
The army spokesperson Major Laming Sanyang told Kerr Fatou that the victim, Lance Corporal…
Demba Dem: TRRC witness who lost his kidney to torture
Demba Dem said he saw former speaker and elder statesman Sheriff Mustapha Dibba being kicked and beaten at the headquarters of National Intelligence Agency.
Demba Dem was a National Assembly member for the Alliance for Patriotic…