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Gambia commutes death sentence over Jammeh-era killing of finance minister


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  Gambia's Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister to life in prison, one of few to be convicted of crimes committed during the 22-year rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The case has been closely watched in the tiny West African nation as a rare example of accountability for Jammeh-era crimes and also as a test case for a years-long moratorium on capital punishment.

The Gambian government has commuted the death sentences of over 20 prisoners to life imprisonment, as announced by the country's justice minister, Dawda Jallow, on March 25, 2023. This decision follows a recommendation from a presidential panel tasked with reviewing the cases of death row inmates. The move is part of broader efforts to reform the criminal justice system in The Gambia, which has not executed anyone since 2012. The commutation reflects a shift towards more humane treatment of prisoners and aligns with international trends advocating for the abolition of the death penalty.

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