Shortly after his dismissal, Ousman Sonko, who has been named in extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances, sought asylum in Sweden. 
Muda mchache mara baada ya kuachishwa kazi, Ousman Sonko, anayesemekana kutaka kuuawa na maafisa usalama wa serikali na hivyo kulazimika kutokomea na kutafuta hifadhi nchini Sweden.