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Former ‘death squad’ leader appears in military trial in The Gambia
Sanna Manjang faces court for deserting army in 2017 after end of Jammeh's 20-year rule.
Al Jazeera•
The former head of the Gambian paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers” has appeared in a military court to face charges of desertion.
Sanna Manjang is accused of deserting the armed forces when the lieutenant colonel fled the country in 2017 after the end of the 20-year rule of President Yahya Jammeh.
The case in the capital, Banjul, marks another official bid at accountability for killings which happened when Jammeh was in power, after a murder case against Manjang was dropped in July.
Longtime leader Jammeh was forced into exile after losing power in 2016 to Adama Barrow, then opposition leader and now president.