The U.S. Court will resume the trial of Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s death squad, on April 7, in Denver, Colorado.

Correa, 41, faces six counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture.

This marks the first time a non-U.S. citizen will stand trial in a U.S. federal court for torture committed abroad.

He has been prominently mentioned in testimonies before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission.

He is also the first non-U.S. citizen to be charged under the Extraterritorial Torture Act, a criminal law that allows for the prosecution of individuals found within the United States for acts of torture committed abroad.

Human rights groups have hailed the  trial as a significant step for justice.

By Adama Makasuba