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A Gambian judge has sentenced eight men, including a former army chief, to death for their part in an alleged coup plot last year.
Judge Emmanuel Amadi said they were all guilty of treason but had leave to appeal within 30 days.
A correspondent in court told the BBC that relatives broke down in tears as the judgement was read out.
It is not the first time army officers have been accused of plotting against President Yahya Jammeh.
Mr Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant and has won three widely criticised multiparty elections since then.
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The men were accused of procuring arms, ammunitions, equipment and mercenaries from Guinea to stage a coup.
"After going through the evidence of the prosecution and the defence, I find all the persons guilty and accordingly sentence them to death on all three counts," Judge Emmanuel Amadi is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
Fabakary Ceesay from Gambia's Foroyaa newspaper told the BBC the alleged plotters were in court for sentencing.
They included former army chief Langtombong Tamba, former intelligence chief Lamin Bo Badjie and former deputy chief of police Modou Gaye.
Mr Ceesay says the men tried to comfort their relatives who began wailing as the verdict was announced.
According to AFP, the last time someone was executed in The Gambia was in 2007.
Several people were sentenced to long prison terms over the 2006 coup attempt.
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- Lang with his uncountable mistresses, lots of married woman, i can name one of the few Mrs Tunde Ellen Johnson, who Lang open shop for, she is an under cover informer for Lang. At this moment she pretend that she is working for the government. Ass
(Posted on September 24, 2010, 12:05 AM It is the truth. J.Johnson)
- this mother f*%ker here boy and worth a dam shit..
(Posted on September 13, 2010, 4:49 PM milo)
- They,the acused, were they not aware when they were setting the trap of betrayal of Operation-No-Compromise with their ghetto leader, Jammeh, who signed it? Our anccestors said; "you,d better not deepen the hole of betrayal for you may fall into it."
(Posted on August 23, 2010, 4:01 PM outlaw)
- fuck u yaya, u are fool and a nicopo. kill bcos tomorrow ur head will be in my hand, this my num 0044845434817. i live in the uk beast of nogada u are yaya jammeh. ur death is very close. my mother is a gambian i am coming back home to save my peopl
(Posted on August 21, 2010, 3:43 AM LORD OLISAEMEKA ORJI)
- Lang tombong is my man and i love him, but if yaya who is a very big fool kill him them he will see the out come of black race. yaya will die one day like a goat, bcos the gambia is very peacefull country bfor now. yaya why oh why are u doing this
(Posted on August 21, 2010, 3:35 AM LORD OLISAEMEKA ORJI)
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