Citizens in The Gambia are expressing mixed reactions following reports that former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko is appealing his 20-year prison sentence in Switzerland.
Sonko was convicted in May 2024 by a Swiss federal court for crimes committed between 2000 and 2016 during the regime of former president Yahya Jammeh.
The court found him guilty of multiple counts of crimes against humanity, including torture, unlawful detention, and killings linked to state security forces.
As news of the appeal spreads, public opinion remains divided, with some calling for justice to take its full course while others question the implications of reopening the case.
