She then became Solicitor General and legal secretary to Yahya Jammeh, reporting directly to him.
By 1995, she was Deputy Director of Prosecutions, and promoted to Principal State Counsel the following year. Six years of loyalty to Jammeh, twenty-five years of silenceįatou Bensouda became a prosecutor in Banjul, the Gambian capital, in February 1994, five months before the coup d'état that brought young soldiers to power, headed by Yahya Jammeh. For the woman who, for fifteen years, as Deputy Prosecutor and then Prosecutor of the ICC, has been supposed to embody a certain moral righteousness and the overriding concern of the victims, has once faithfully served and defended, for years and in the highest judicial offices, the Jammeh dictatorship which is now exposed by the Truth Commission. They had in mind the Gambian past of the prosecutor, who has since become a celebrity on the international judicial scene. However, many in the audience were indisposed, even shocked by the presence of the guest of honour. It must identify and hold those accountable, provide the answers and indeed the recognition and justice that victims and affected communities so deeply earned for and desired." And she concluded firmly: "Accountability begins at home.” It must engage in a good faith effort to uncover past wrongs. "In order for the country to move forwards to greater heights, it must reckon with its past. "As I often say, protecting citizenry from the scourge of war and conflict through the vector of the law demonstrates political leadership and not weakness," she added. The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a Gambian national, first underlined how the work of this Commission – charged with shedding light on the military dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh, between July 1994 and January 2017, and the serious human rights violations committed under this regime – will be "so critical to the future of this country and to the strengthening of the rule of law on which this future can be secured." She stressed that this justice must be "not only in words but through real actions". On the day of the inauguration of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in The Gambia, on 15 October 2018, Fatou Bensouda's speech seemed clear. Will the Commission call the prosecutor to answer the charges? Two witnesses have already publicly challenged her before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). Press Ctrl-C to copy Will Fatou Bensouda face the Truth Commission in Gambia?Before speaking on behalf of the victims of serious crimes as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda faithfully served, in the highest judicial offices, a military dictatorship in her country, the Gambia. Please do not edit the piece, ensure that you attribute the author, their institute, and mention that the article was originally published on
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