German court sentences Gambia man Bai Lowe to life imprisonment for war crimes in The Gambia under Jammeh.
A German court handed down a life imprisonment sentence to Gambian national Bai Lowe on Thursday after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his actions with a death squad known as the Junglers, notorious for targeting adversaries of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. The squad’s victims even included an AFP journalist.
Prosecutors previously accused Bai Lowe of being involved in the murders of lawyers, and systematic oppression and widespread human rights violations during his 22 years in power. His tenure as president was surrounded by government-mandated targeting of journalists, human rights defenders, student leaders, religious leaders, political opposition members, judiciary officials, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and LGBTQ people.
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