Gambian court has sentenced a soldier, Sanna Fadera, to 12 years imprisonment for plotting a coup in the country.
According to AFP, Fadera was found guilty of treason on Tuesday, October 31, and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.
Gambia which got its democracy after 22 years of dictatorship, in the hands of Yahya Jammeh, until he was unexpectedly defeated in presidential elections in December 2016 by a political newcomer, Adama Barrow.
The court judgment stated that Fadera — who denied the charges — had wanted to involve several low-ranking soldiers, an officer and some civilians.
According to the judgment, Fadera was a disgruntled navy laboratory technician, who said he wanted to bring the people out onto the streets to support him.
It said that during the planning he had consulted a marabout, or religious leader, in both Gambia and Mali.
The judge, in his sentencing, said, “There was no violence employed in the commission of the offence,” and took into consideration the defendant’s young age, which was not given, and lack of previous convictions.
AFP
