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CHAD: Govt denies involvement in Khartoum attack

Chad’sgovernment has denied allegations made by neighbouring Sudan that itbacked rebels who raided the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 10 May. “Thegovernment denies all involvement in this adventure that it condemnswithout reservation,” Chadian government spokesperson Mahamat Hissenesaid in a statement released in N’djamena on 11 May. “Thegovernment of Chad is surprised at this escalation at a time when weare preparing for a meeting in Tripoli of the delegations of thecontact group for the...

48 Million CFA Money Doubling Case Kicks off

Amadou Jallow, Amadou Bailo Camara and Saikou Trawally, 1st, 2nd and 3rd accused persons, were arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court for receiving money under false pretence. They denied the allegation. The complainant, Kemo Dibasy, in his evidence under cross-examination, told the court that he gave 2 million CFA to the first accused who told him that the money was to facilitate the collection of materials from his brother in Dakar. He stated...

“I never Employed Bakary Marong” - Sheriff Hydara

Sheriff Maline Hydara, the father of Seedy Hydara, the grade 11 student who had been cut with a cutlass by one Bakary Marong, has denied claims of ever employing the services of the said Bakary Marong. A visibly furious Sheriff Maline Hydara, who walked into our offices yesterday, maintained that on account his standing in society, he would never at any time swindle any person. He dismissed the allegations from Bakary Marong as untruthful. He explained that Bakary Marong went to his father in...

Supposed Marabout Convicted for Theft

One Ebrima Camara, who reportedly claimed to be endowed with special spiritual and mysterious powers, locally called marabout, was on 6th March, 2008 sent to prison by senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates Court for stealing. In the course of trial before Magistrate Mbackeh, the charge sheet stated that on 2nd October 2007 at Pipeline, the defendant stole from one Mariama Touray and Binta Jammeh a Nokia mobile phone valued at D15, 000.00, cash of D1, 105 and a pair of...

Murder Trial to Resume Next Week

The trial of a certain Demba Cham on suspicion of attempting to commit murder will resume next week at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court. Demba was, in August of 2007, arraigned before the Brikama Magistrates’ Court for ‘attempting to kill’ one Binta Njie in Busumbala village by hunching and then pressed her until she defecated. He denies the allegations and the case continues.

Alleged Drug Trafficker to Know His Fate

The Brikama Magistrates’ Court in Western Region will, in mid-February, deliver its judgement in the trial of one Saidou Bah on drug trafficking allegations. The Western Region-based lower court will determine the outcome of the drug trial after it ran out of patience with Saidou on his failure to produce a witness having been given enough space to do so. He had been tried for being allegedly found in possession of 60kg of suspected Indian hemp but since the closure of the prosecution’s case,...

SLENU Advocates for Unity

The body responsible for Sierra Leoneans in The Gambia, the Sierra Leone Nationals Union, advocated for unity to move their country forward at a meeting held at Glory Baptist recently. Mr Sesay, the president of the Sierra Leone Nationals Union, otherwise known as SLENU, recently called on Sierra Leoneans to see the reason for unity despite their political affiliations. Mr. Sesay was also calling on his countrymen to embrace SLENU like other nationals would their group. He said they had done...

DPP addresses court in MFDC 9 trial

The director of Public Prosecution on Wednesday addressed the Banjul Magistrates Court in an on-going MFDC rebels trial which is currently on a round of voire dire (trial within a trial) to determine the voluntariness of the cautionary statements obtained from Nuha Jammeh and Abdou Salam Jammeh, third and eighth accused persons. Emmanuel Fagbenle’s submission, which followed the testimony of the 8th accused persons who was under cross-examination, presided over by Principal Magistrate BY Camara...