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GAMBIA SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED COUP // GAMBIE PHRASES 3 À MORT POUR TENTATIVE DE PUTSCH

A human rights group says Gambia has sentenced three soldiers to death after a secret trial in which they were convicted of participating in an attempted coup.

Amnesty International said Wednesday that the death sentences were handed down Monday, along with life sentences for three other soldiers.

The rights group called the death sentences a “cruel violation” and said they should be commuted to prison terms. It also called for a new trial.

Lt. Malick Sanyang, a spokesman for the Gambian Armed Forces, declined to comment when asked about the sentences Wednesday.

The Dec. 30 power grab was put down by forces loyal to President Yahya Jammeh, who himself came to power in a coup in 1994.

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A human rights group says Gambia has sentenced three soldiers to death after a secret trial in which they were convicted of participating in an attempted coup.

Amnesty International said Wednesday that the death sentences were handed down Monday, along with life sentences for three other soldiers.

The rights group called the death sentences a “cruel violation” and said they should be commuted to prison terms. It also called for a new trial.

Lt. Malick Sanyang, a spokesman for the Gambian Armed Forces, declined to comment when asked about the sentences Wednesday.

The Dec. 30 power grab was put down by forces loyal to President Yahya Jammeh, who himself came to power in a coup in 1994.

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