Banjul magistrates’ court docket has issued a bench warrant for Major Sanna Manjang, who’s accused of gross human rights crimes together with killing and torture.
Manjang, a serving member of the Gambia armed forces, fled the nation following the downfall of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in 2017. Manjang and others have been alleged of killing dozens of Gambians and different nationals throughout Jammeh’s 22 yr rule.
He’s been named within the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission as one of many key perpetrators of gross human rights crimes through the Jammeh dictatorship.
In a landmark ruling, Justice of the Peace Krubally of the Banjul magistrates’ court docket issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, following an software submitted by the Gambia Police Force requesting a bench warrant.
Representing the Gambia Police Force, Assistant Superintendent E. Sarr sought the issuance of a warrant to arrest Sanna Manjang so he could possibly be introduced earlier than the court docket for trial.
He knowledgeable the court docket that the police acquired correspondence from Interpol Washington, United States National Central Bureau, dated February 25, 2025.
The correspondence requested the Gambia Police Force present a duplicate of the arrest warrant for the fugitive often called Sanna Manjang, together with the associated case reference quantity.
After his submission, Justice of the Peace Krubally granted the appliance and issued the bench warrant for Sanna Manjang’s arrest, requiring him to seem earlier than the court docket to reply to the alleged fees.
The Washington, United States National Central Bureau wrote to the Gambia authority asking whether or not Sanna continues to be wished by the nation and, If so, to offer a duplicate of the arrest warrant.
By Adama Makasuba
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