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The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in Abuja on Sunday, \"took the historic decision to establish a special tribunal for the Gambia\", announced the Gambian Ministry of Justice in a statement sent to AFP on Sunday 15 December. In so doing, they reversed the decision taken by parliament<\/a> in July not to support a special tribunal to deal with crimes committed in Gambia under the regime of former president Yahya Jammeh (1994-2017).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The West African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday backed the creation of a special court to judge crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gambia's former strongman Yahya Jammeh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Special Tribunal for Gambia \"will ensure justice and accountability for gross human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017\", said a statement from ECOWAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first time the bloc has partnered with a member state to set up such a court, said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jammeh's 22 years in power were marked by significant rights abuses<\/a> and the earmarking of state funds for the eccentric former leader's personal use, the new government and rights groups say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He fled in 2017 after losing an election to current President Adama Barrow. <\/p>\n\n\n

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