Edward Singhateh, defense minister under longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, has admitted to The Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in Banjul that he personally arrested two men on suspicion of staging a coup - one of whom was tortured, the other who died in detention.
Sana Sabally was held in prison for nine years. Sadibou Hydara died while in custody.
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