Overview

• Michael Sang Correa was convicted in a U.S. federal court for torturing five individuals following a failed 2006 coup in The Gambia.
• As a member of the Junglers, a paramilitary unit reporting directly to former President Yahya Jammeh, Correa played a key role in systematic human rights abuses.
• The victims endured severe torture methods, including electrocution, burning with molten plastic, and suffocation, as detailed during the trial by survivor testimonies.
• Correa entered the United States in 2016, evaded arrest until 2019, and was prosecuted under a U.S. law allowing charges for torture committed abroad.
• This landmark conviction highlights international efforts to hold Jammeh regime officials accountable, following similar cases in Switzerland and Germany.