Essa M. Faal | |
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Prosecutor of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission | |
Assumed office 6 September 2018 | |
President | Adama Barrow |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Essa Mbye Faal 13 March 1966 Bathurst (now Banjul, The_Gambia_(1965–1970) |
Citizenship | Gambian citizenship |
Alma mater | Fourah Bay College University of the West Indies |
Essa Mbye Faal (born 13 March 1966) is a Gambian international lawyer who is a defence counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a senior partner at Faal and Co. Faal led the prosecution in the Darfur investigations and as a lead defence counsel for a number of other cases. In 2018, he was appointed as chief prosecutor at the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).