12 new political prisoners freed in Gambia
Gambia's high court on Tuesday released 12 political prisoners on bail.
Their release came a day after another court granted bail to prominent lawyer and politician Ousainau Darboe and 18 opposition members who had been on bail pending an appeal of their sentence for "unlawful assembly."
The group released on Tuesday had also been arrested for taking part in an "unlawful assembly" in May.
According to Reuters their defence lawyer Antouman Gaye said, "The writing is on the wall for all thes…
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