Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Gambian Man Sentenced in US for Torture Committed in Gambia
A Gambian man named Michael Sang Correa was sentenced to more than 67 years in prison in the U.S. for torturing people in Gambia.
He was part of a group called "the Junglers" who worked for Gambia's former leader, Yahya Jammeh.
In 2006, Correa and others tortured people they thought were involved in a plot to overthrow the government.
The torture involved beatings, and burning the victims' skin.
This case is unique because it is the first time someone from the Junglers has been prosecuted for these actions.
The U.S. arrested Correa in 2020 under a law that makes it a crime for anyone in the U.S. to commit torture abroad.
Michael Sang Correa, a Gambian man, was sentenced to over 67 years in prison.
Correa was convicted in a U.S. court for torturing victims in Gambia in 2006.
The torture included beatings and flesh burning.
Correa was part of an armed unit, "the Junglers", that operated under former dictator Yahya Jammeh.
The case is the first criminal prosecution involving the Junglers.
- Who
- Michael Sang Correa, a Gambian national, was sentenced.
- What
- Michael Sang Correa was sentenced to prison for torture.
- When
- The sentencing occurred recently, after Correa's conviction in April.
- Where
- The sentencing took place in a U.S. court.
- Why
- Correa was convicted for torturing victims in Gambia in 2006.
Accusations
Victims
Torture Allegations
Accusations
Former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime denied allegations of torture.
Victims
Rights groups and former victims have stated that the Junglers carried out brutalities, including electric shocks, beatings, and burning with acid.
- Defendant
- Michael Sang Correa
- Nationality
- Gambian
- Sentence
- Over 67 years (810 months)
- Conviction
- Conspiracy to commit torture and five counts of torture
- Location of Torture
- Gambia
- Year of Torture
- 2006
- Armed Group
- The Junglers