The Gambia must immediately release three opposition members convicted of sedition

Headline Title: The Gambia must immediately release three opposition members 18 December 2013 The sedition convictions against three opposition party members in Gambia must be quashed and the authorities must release them immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said. Amadou Sanneh, National Treasurer of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and two other UDP members, Malang Fatty and Alhagie Sambou Fatty, were today convicted of sedition and sentenced to up to five years of imprisonment after claiming one of them had suffered harassment and death threats from the Gambian…

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