A former Gambian soldier has been convicted on torture charges by a US court for his involvement in crimes committed while feared strongman Yahya Jammeh was in power in the West African country. Michael Sang Correa was found guilty of being part of a conspiracy to commit torture against suspected opponents while serving under a military unit known as the "Junglers".

A Colorado jury convicted Gambian national, Michael Sang Correa, on Tuesday on charges of torturing victims in The Gambia in 2006, following an attempted coup against the country's former president.

Michael Sang Correa, 46, faced six counts in a U.S. court related to the torture of five people in attempt to coerce confessions of involvement in a 2006 coup attempt against The Gambia's then President Yahya Jammeh.