Former Janneh Commission lead counsel, Amie Bensouda, just shut down allegations that she ran the investigations into Yahya Jammeh’s assets.
Speaking before the National Assembly select committee yesterday, she said:
“I was lead counsel, not head of investigations.”
Her team? Just her plus one senior associate from her firm.
The real investigators & state counsel? Appointed by the Government, not her.
She waved her official engagement letter in court clear as day:
Her role: Legal coordination
Investigation team: Separate, government-provided
But drama unfolded when a 2018 memo listed 12 people under “Counsel, Team & Contacts” including investigators. Committee members pounced.
Bensouda didn’t flinch:
“I coordinated legal work tied to the mandate. I never claimed to lead the entire investigation.”
She also called out the hearing:
“If you’re questioning my role, say it clearly. I’m protected under the Constitution, give me fair, transparent questions.”
The tension was real. This is the same investigations digging into Jammeh’s hidden millions, and now, who really called the shots?
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