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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Colleen Slevin

Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

Gambia Torture Trial - (Robyn Cochran-Ragland)

A former member of Gambia's military was convicted Tuesday of charges that included torturing people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country's longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago.

Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of Yahya Jammeh following an unsuccessful plot to remove him from power in 2006.

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