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Expelled NAM Drug Case Adjourned

The drug case trial involving the former Nianja National Assembly Member Dawda Manneh and ex- soldier Demba Baldeh was yesterday adjourned before the Banjul Magistrates’ Court until the 4th of December 2008. State counsel Buba Bojang told the court that the defence counsel representing the accused persons had written a letter informing them that she would be travelling out of the jurisdiction. The presiding Principal Magistrate, Edrissa Mbai, also confirmed that the defence Counsel had written...

Supreme Court Hears Lai Conteh Appeal Case

The five-member panel of judges of the Supreme Court of The Gambia yesterday heard the criminal appeal case filed by Abdoulie Conteh against the State. During yesterday’s session the applicant Counsel Antuman Gaye informed the panel that they have been served with the notice of preliminary objection by the State respondent. He said they would be filling the necessary application to comply with the rules. However the panel later informed the applicant Counsel that the state had filed a notice...

Oley Sey Criminal Case Suffers Setback, As Magistrate is indisposed

The criminaltrial involving Oley Sey former nominated Member of the National Assembly andAbdou Rahman Bah co-ordinator of Sulayman Junkung Jammeh Memorial Nursery inAbuko was yesterday deferred until 19th November 2008. The casethat was scheduled yesterday for the continuation of the defence testimony ofthe 2nd accused Abdou Rahman Bah could not proceed as the Presiding MagistrateLamin George was reported to be indisposed. It could berecalled that the two accused persons are standing trial at...

President Office Petition Case Continues

The trial of Musa Kinda Bah, who was alleged to have falsely informing the president’s office, continued on Friday at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Kayode. The latest prosecution witness to testify on the case was Sub-Inspector Sulayman Gaye a police officer attached to the Interpool Department of The Gambia Police Force. Sub-Inspector Gaye told the court that on 4th May 2008, a correspondence was received from the office of the president with a petition by the accused that he...

Computer Thief in Court

One Ebrima Colley and his co-accused Modou Ngum on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court for stealing. According to the particulars of the offence, on 11th July 2008 in Brikama, the two accused Ebrima Colley and Modou Ngum were alleged to have entered into the house of one Momodou Ndong and stolen a laptop and a camera. They are respectively valued at D45, 000 and D35, 000. They pleaded guilty. In another development, the said accused Ebrima...

Defence Counsel to Advise Herself on Expelled NAM Drug Case

Lawyer Amie Joof-Conteh, representing the former NationalAssembly Member for Nainija, Dawda Manneh and Ex-Soldier Demba Baldeh,yesterday told the Banjul Magistrates’ Court that she wants time to adviseherself on the matters raised during the last sitting of the case.The State Counsel, Buba Bojang, did not object to thedefence counsel’s application for an adjournment. It will be recalled that the former Nianija NAM Dawda Mannehand Ex-Soldier Demba Baldeh were on the 13thSeptember 2008arrested at...

Principal’s Case Adjourned Again

AlmamehDukureh the principal of BundungSchool at Yundum Western Region, wasstanding trial on Tuesday 11 November on indecent practices with his students.The case resumed before Magistrate Kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’ court. The casecould not proceed because the Accused’s counsel, Mr Borry Touray, had anothermatter before the high court. He appealedto the court to adjourn the matter for two weeks. The casewas adjourned to 24th November 2008, for continuation. It could berecalled that the...

WR NDEA boss testifies in drug case

Superintendent Fatou Fani-Williams, officer in charge of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA), Western Region (WR), last Thursday gave her evidence in chief at the Banjul Magistrates Court in a drug peddling case involving one Alassan Colley. The drug peddler is accused of using the name of President Jammeh to effect or execute his business in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal. The NDEA WR boss, who joined the agency in 1999, said that on the 9th of August 2008, whilst in her...

Right Choice burglars in court

Five men, namely Sulayman Ndure, Babucarr Ceesay, Ousman Dibba, Ousman Ndure and Muhammed Ceesay, believed to have been involved in the Right Choice Supermarket theft case were yesterday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates Court. The five were charged with stealing and receiving stolen. According to the prosecution, Sulayman Ndure, Babucarr Ceesay and Ousman Dibba, on November 18th 2008 at Right Choice Supermarket, jointly stole some items valued at...

Right Choice Supermarket Staff Arraigned

Sulayman Ndure, Baboucarr Ceesay, Ousman-Dibba, Ousman Ndureand Muhammed Ceesay, both employees of Right Choice Supermarket, were on the 6thNovember 2008arraigned for stealing before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of theKanifing Magistrates’ Court.According to the charge sheet, Sulayman Ndure, BaboucarrCeesay and Ousman Dibba on the 18thOctober 2008,on Count 1 jointly stole items of goods at the Right Choice Supermarket, valuedat D315, 226, property of the said supermarket. Count 2, states...