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An alleged former member of a Gambian death squad has been convicted of torture.

Michael Sang Correa, who was living in Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to more than 67 years in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit torture and five counts of torture. His violent acts included burning victims with molten plastic and beating them with different weapons.

Correa, 46, obtained a visa and arrived in the U.S. in December 2016. The Department of Justice noted that he eluded the authorities until 2019, when ICE officers arrested him. He later went to trial for his crimes in Denver in April 2025.

According to the Human Rights Watch , Correa’s trial happened because U.S. laws recognize universal jurisdiction over certain serious crimes under internatio

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