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Mr. Correa is charged with six counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to torture. He is alleged to be a former member of the Bushmen, the notorious death squad of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. The indictment alleges that following the 2006 coup attempt that toppled Jammeh, Mr. Correa and other Bushmen tortured suspected coup participants, including beatings, suffocation with plastic bags and electric shocks.
The U.S. government brought charges based on extraterritorial law Torture Lawa criminal law that allows the United States to prosecute individuals found within the United States to have committed acts of torture abroad. The case has attracted significant attention from human rights advocates and legal experts because it is the first trial of a non-U.S. citizen since the Torture Act was passed in 1994, and only the third trial under the Act. A coalition of human rights organizations, including the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the Alliance of Victims-Led Organizations (AVLO) representatives, and Trial International have played a key role in urging the United States to investigate allegations of international crimes committed by Mr. Correa in The Gambia. The CJA represents several of Mr. Correa’s victims.
The trial is a critical step in ensuring truth and justice for victims of Jammeh’s dictatorship, which was characterized by Through extensive Human rights violationsincluding enforced disappearances, Torture, extrajudicial killingsEra, Sexual violence and arbitrary detention.
The trial is scheduled to take place at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse from September 16 to 27, 2024. Trial monitoring updates will be publicly available at the University of Colorado School of Law. Gambian civil society representatives, including journalists and human rights advocates, will be present at the trial in person and provide live updates for Gambian audiences.
(Trial International)
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