The National Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday it has in partnership with the Gambia Bar Association, the Police, Ministry of Interior and TANGO concluded investigations into alleged torture claim against the Commander of the Anti-Crime Unit, Deputy Commissioner Gorgi Mboob.
Gorgi Mboob’s career as a police officer has since July been thrown into uncertainty over claims he tortured 26-year-old Ebrima Sanneh on his genitals by hitting him with a hoe.
According NHRC, the joint panel received testimonies from 17 witnesses from August 17th to August 29th 2020.
“Based on the facts and evidence presented, the panel concluded its findings and made recommendations to the relevant authorities and as per the NHRC Act 2017, the authorities are obligated ‘to respond within 30 days to the specific case and to the more general finding, conclusion, recommendation or other decision made by the Commission as the remedy for the human rights violation’. The general public will be informed in due course,” the commission said in a statement on its official Facebook page.
The chairman of the commission Emmanuel Joof did not respond to a request for comment while another official of the commission said he was not privy to the content of the report as he was not on the joint investigation panel.
Police chief Mamour Jobe confirmed to local media he did receive the report but will not be also to discuss its content as the report was not addressed to him.
While NHRC failed to reveal its findings, a quote in its Wednesday statement suggests a violation had taken place.