GENEVASwitzerland on Thursday detained former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko, who is under investigation for crimes against humanity during the regime of ex-president Yahya Jammeh. Bern prosecutor Christof Scheurer told AFP that Sonko was being investigated under article 264a of the Swiss criminal code, which covers crimes against humanity. Sonko was detained in the Swiss capital Bern following a complaint filed by rights group TRIAL. "The crimes of Jammeh's government have never been judged, and torturers walk free. On Thursday, military officials and senior members of his coalition government, along with jubilant Gambian citizens welcomed Barrow home as he stepped off a plane from neighbouring Senegal, where he had taken shelter on January 15.

Source: Daily Nation January 28, 2017 05:50 UTC