Bellinzona, Switzerland 15.5.2024: A Swiss court yesterday sent former Gambian Interior Minister Ousmane Sonko to prison for 20 years for crimes against humanity and involvement in repression in the West African country. The AP reported. The trial took place in Bellinzona in southern Switzerland under the so-called universal jurisdiction, which allows perpetrators of serious crimes to be prosecuted and tried abroad regardless of where they happened. Sonko, who was Gambian interior minister from 2006 to 2016, applied for asylum but was arrested two months later. He has now become the highest-ranking former government official ever tried under universal jurisdiction in Europe. (LN, 16.5.2024)
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That's how independent justice works - equality of all citizens before the law. Czech justice has a lot to learn! The article appeared today in the press edition of LN, Czech TV (Události ČT) was silent. JŠ
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