The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion
Summary
The Gambia plans to use money from selling a mansion in the United States that belonged to its former president, Yahya Jammeh, to pay victims harmed during his rule. The $2.5 million from the sale has been deposited into a fund dedicated to compensating these victims.Key Facts
- The Gambia’s Reparations Commission received over $2.5 million from selling Jammeh’s mansion in Potomac, Maryland.
- The money will be used only to pay victims of abuses during Jammeh’s 22 years in power, ending in 2017.
- Jammeh is accused of serious crimes including murder, disappearances, rape, and torture.
- An inquiry estimated around 240 to 250 people were killed by Jammeh’s forces.
- The mansion was seized by the US after authorities said it was bought with corrupt money.
- Jammeh currently lives in Equatorial Guinea after losing the 2016 election and being forced out.
- President Adama Barrow’s government will follow official advice on how to use the money to help victims.
- The US Justice Department helped recover the funds and returned them to The Gambia.
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