The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion

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The commission, which was set up to compensate victims of abuses committed during Jammeh’s 22-year rule ending in 2017, said in a statement that “the funds were deposited directly into the Reparations Fund account at the Central Bank of The Gambia and shall only be utilized for the payment of reparations”.

Jammeh atualmente vive na Guiné Equatorial, depois de ter sido forçado a sair sob pressão dos vizinhos ocidentais da Gâmbia, após sua derrota nas eleições de 2016 para o atual presidente Adama Barrow.

He is accused of presiding over the murder of political opponents, disappearances, rape and torture.

A commission of inquiry estimated that between 240 and 250 victims were killed by Jammeh’s forces in the former British colony of two million people.

President Barrow said in a statement that his government would heed any recommendations by official auditors on how the funds would be allocated to victims.

O Departamento de Justiça dos EUA entrou com uma denúncia de confisco civil em 2020 alegando que a propriedade foi comprada com recursos de corrupção. Um tribunal ordenou seu confisco em 2022.

The property, it asserted, was purchased through a trust set up by Jammeh’s wife.

O Departamento de Justiça dos EUA havia anunciado em setembro que devolveria os fundos da venda da mansão ao Gâmbia.

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