2013, all three were convicted of sedition by Justice Emmanuel Nkea and sentenced to up to five years imprisonment. Amnesty International was among the organisations condemning the conviction, and they released a statement saying "The sedition convictions against three opposition party members in Gambia must be quashed and the authorities must release them immediately and unconditionally." In July 2015, an appeal against the ruling was lost after Justices Edrissa M’bai and Na-Ceesay found no miscarriage of justice in the original case. Sanneh was released by the newly elected President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, on 30 January 2017. On 1 February 2017, Sanneh was sworn-in as Barrow's Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. He was dismissed in a cabinet reshuffle on 15 March 2019, along with Vice President Ousainou Darboe and the Minister of Agriculture Lamin N. Dibba. Personal life Sanneh is married to Haddijatou Sanneh, a former employee of Gambia International Airlines. In 2002, she lost her job due to her association to the UDP through her husband, following the court case Haddijatou Sanneh vs Gambia International Airline Civil Suit No. 73/2002. References Living people Finance ministers of the Gambia Government ministers of the Gambia Gambian prisoners and detainees Year of birth missing (living people)