SWITZERLAND INDICTS FORMER GAMBIAN MINISTER FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 

GENEVA – Switzerland’s attorney general has filed an indictment against Gambia’s former interior minister for crimes against humanity committed under former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ousman Sonko is accused of having supported, participated in and failed to prevent “systematic and generalised attacks” as part of a repressive campaign by security forces against Jammeh’s opponents, the Office of the Attorney General said.

Sonko’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment. – REUTERS.