Ousman Sonko was born on 9 January 1969 and is a former Gambian politician.
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Ousman Sonko served as Interior Minister between 2006 and 2016 under the Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh.
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Ousman Sonko later served as Inspector General of The Gambia Police Force before being appointed to Interior Minister.
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Ousman Sonko was appointed as Interior Minister on 23 October 2006.
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On 19 September 2016 Ousman Sonko was replaced as Interior Minister by Momodou Alieu Bah.
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In September 2016 Ousman Sonko fled to Sweden, applying for residency on 21 September.
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On 26 January 2017 Ousman Sonko was arrested in Switzerland, where he had been reportedly living since November 2016, after his request in Sweden had been denied.
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Ousman Sonko was arrested after the rights group TRIAL International filed a complaint against him on the basis of human rights violations.
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Ousman Sonko was detained to investigate the allegations, initially for three months, and for another three months in May 2017.
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On 18 April 2023, the Swiss Attorney General declared that Ousman Sonko had been charged with crimes against humanity under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
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Ousman Sonko was accused of "having supported, participated in and failed to prevent 'systematic and generalised attacks' as part of a repressive campaign by security forces against Jammeh's opponents".