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Twist at treason trial

Justice Agyemang, a High Court judge at the Criminal Division who is presiding over the ongoing treason trial involving Hamadi Sowe, the last accused facing charges of concealment of treason in the wake of the 21st March 2006 foiled coup plot led by Colonel Ndure Cham, ex-chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces has informed the court of the new developments that took place in the trial.   Addressing the court on Thursday when the case was called before her, Justice Agyemang said the...

Man gets 15 years for manslaughter

Kemo Trawally, who was charged for the murder of one Momodou Ceesay, a resident of Brikama, Western Region in 2005, was recently convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, by Justice Agyemang at the Criminal Division of the High Court in Banjul.   The presiding judge’s decision came following Defence Counsel Andrew’s  filing of a plea bargain motion from murder to manslaughter. The application was granted by the presiding judge. Before handing down her judgement, Justice Agyemang ...

High Court Decision on Paul Commission Recommendation Set Aside

A three-member panel of judges of the Gambia Court of Appeal on Wednesday set aside the decision of the High Court that squashed the recommendation of the Commission of Enquiry in the case of the former Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice, Pap Cheyassin Secka. In delivering the lead judgement, Justice Agim stated that the panel had carefully considered the judgement of the High Court and the argument of both parties. He stated that the Commission of enquiry established by the...

Lamin jarju acquitted and discharged

Justice Nguie Mboob-Janneh of Brikama High Court, recently acquitted and discharged Lamin Jarju, who had been facing trial for impersonation charges brought against him by the state, in 2007. Justice Mboob-Janneh also overruled an earlier decision by Magistrate Edrisa Fafa Mbai of Brikama Magistrates’ Court, on October 9 2007, that the appeallent (Lamin Jarju) had a case to answer. It could be recalled that Magistrate Mbai made that ruling following the no-case-to-answer submission by Lawyer...

Judges sacking confirmed

Two judges at the High Court had their services with the Judiciary terminated during the course of last week, the Daily Observer can reveal. Dependable sources close to the Judiciary disclosed that Justice BY Camara, whose appointment took effect on July 1 and Justice Haddy Roche of the Miscellaneous and Land Division of the High Court, reportedly received their marching orders on Thursday. Justice Roche was once a magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates Court and Justice BY Camara, was a...

Witness testifies in D350,000 land dispute

Daniel Mendy, on July 7th, 2008 gave his evidence-in-chief in the ongoing land dispute involving James Peter Murphy, an Irish national as the plaintiff and Sireh Gibba, defendant, before Honourable Justice M Mboob-Janneh of the Brikama High Court. In his evidence, Daniel Mendy said he knew the parties involved in the suit since 1975 and he also admitted that he knew the defendant through the plaintiff. He added that the two were lovers (boyfriend and girlfriend).  He further added that the...

Kawsu Ceesay appeal deferred

Justice MM Yamoa of the Criminal Division of the High Court, yesterday, adjourned the appeal suit filed by Mr Kawsu Ceesay, the former chief electoral officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to June 21, for continuation. The judge’s decision followed both the defence and state counsel’s request to be served with the records of the case file from the Kanifing Magistrates Court. Once the file is released, the trial will witness an address from the defence and a reply from the state...

Two Gambians appointed judges

Principal magistrate BY Camara of the Banjul Magistrates Court and  Moses Richards, a former principal magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates Court, have been appointed judges of the High Court of The Gambia with effect from July 1, the Daily Observer can reveal. Justice Camara was a former master of the High Court in Banjul. But Moses Richards has since left the country to pursue a masters degree programme in law in UK and it is not clear when he would complete his studies. Reliable sources...

In Farafenni armed attack trial Defense to file no case submission

Lamin Camara, the defense counsel for Abdoulie Sonko, yesterday, informed High Court Criminal Division, presided over by Justice Yamoa, that he intends to file in a no case to answer submission on the protracted treason trial involving Abdoulie Sonko. Abdoulie Sonko is the last man currently facing treason charges of armed aggression on the Farafenni Army Barracks, which took place in 1996. The defense counsel’s decision follows after the state prosecution closed his case. Justice Yamoa...

Gambia Electrical in the dock

The sole agent and managing director of Premium TV Network has testified in a trial involving the Gambia Electrical and the Premium TV Network at the Banjul High Court, presided over by Justice Dordzie. Premium TV has dragged Gambia Electrical to court over the right to satellite TV network in The Gambia. In his evidence before the court, Modou S Taal, the managing director of Premium TV, recalled some time in July 2006, when he received a call from a customer who wanted to renew his...