Sanyang, a former military officer in Gambia, took the stand in federal court in Denver against one of the former soldiers he said beat him — Michael Sang Correa.

Sanyang, a former military officer in Gambia, took the stand in federal court in Denver against one of the former soldiers he said beat him — Michael Sang Correa.

Sanyang and other alleged victims traveled from Gambia, Europe and elsewhere in the U.S. to testify this week about their torture. Prosecutors showed the jury photos of victims with scars left by ...

DENVER (AP) — Suspected of backing a coup plot against the longtime dictator of Gambia nearly 20 years ago, Pharing Sanyang described Thursday how he was beaten with pipes and palm tree branches ...