Swiss take former Gambian minister Sonko into custody - media

ZURICH, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Swiss police detained former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko near the Swiss capital of Berne on Thursday, newspaper Berner Zeitung said on its website, citing police. Jammeh sacked him in September and Sanko fled to Sweden where his request for asylum was rejected. Former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko has been staying in an asylum centre in Bern since November, police chief Hans-Juerg Kaeser said. Jammeh refused to step down after his election loss to Barrow, but was ultimately forced to quit power and flee to Equatorial Guinea amid strong regional and international pressure.
Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko is arrested in Switzerland on allegations of human rights abuses.