Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh ordered journalist’s death, army officer says
Truth commission hears how critic of government and co-owner of an independent newspaper was killed on the outskirts of the Gambian capital Banjul
23 July 2019 - 16:35
Banjul — A Gambian army officer has testified that he and two colleagues shot dead journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004 on orders from then-president Yahya Jammeh, providing the first direct account of the previously unexplained killing.
Hydara, a critic of Jammeh’s government and co-owner of the independent newspaper The Point, was killed on the outskirts of the West African country’s capital, Banjul...
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