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Gambia’s high court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a failed coup last year against President Adama Barrow’s administration.
The Independent Mirror reported that In the judgment yesterday, eight soldiers were charged with treason and conspiracy in January for their role in a Dec. 21, 2022 coup attempt in the West African nation of 2.5 million people almost entirely surrounded by Senegal.
Two civilians and a police officer were also charged with concealment of treason and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Seven, including the two civilians and the officer, were acquitted and released mid-trial.
