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NEW YORK, JULY 22, 2019 – An army officer said today that he was part of a group of men who murdered Gambian editor Deyda Hydara in 2004, on the direct order of President Yahya Jammeh, reported Agence France-Presse. During a testimony before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission in The Gambia, aired on the local Kerr Fatou network, Lt. Malick Jatta stated that he had shot with at least two other people and that during the operation, his commander was on the phone with Jammeh. He added that the commander then handed him an envelope containing money.
"For 15 years, CPJ has been calling on the Gambian authorities to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators of Deyda Hydara 's murder to justice, and today, Yahya Jammeh is accused of giving the death penalty. order to kill a respected journalist, "said the president. Angela Quintal, coordinator of CPJ's Africa program. "Jammeh should be extradited to The Gambia without delay for him to be tried for the murder of Hydara and other abuses committed during his reign."
Hydara was the editor and co-owner of the independent newspaper Point, and a correspondent of AFP and Reporters Without Borders. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission was established in October by The Gambia and supported by the United Kingdom to investigate the alleged violations of Jammeh's 22-year rule. Its mission is to document abuses and provide compensation to victims, the BBC reported. The former leader lives in exile in Equatorial Guinea after losing an election.
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