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Stay of prosecution in Musa Suso case

In what could be described as a setback in the trial of Musa Suso, ex-National Assembly Member (NAM) for Kombo North, Lamin Jobarteh, counsel for the accused person has filed in a stay of proceedings at the High Court in Banjul. The stay of proceedings means hearings cannot proceed into the said case pending the outcome of the file  from the High Court. The defence counsel’s decision followed Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu’s overruling of a submission made by the defence urging  the prosecution...

Appeal Court rejects DPP’s appeal

The Gambia Court of Appeal, yesterday, struck out the stay-of-proceeding appeal in the Carnegie Minerals case filed by the director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Emmanuel Fagbenle, against a ruling by the High Court. This ruling was delivered by a panel of three judges, led by Justice Akomaye Agim, the president of The Gambia’s Court of Appeal. Other judges on the panel are Justice Ota and Justice Wowo. In his ruling, Justice Agim stated that it is a fundamental requirement that justice be done...

Judgement delivered in police officer’s case

After almost three months of legal proceedings, the Banjul Magistrates’ Court has finally delivered its judgement in the case of a police officer who ‘aided and abetted’ a remand prisoner to escape from lawful custody. Modou Cham, a corporal with the Gambia Police Force, was early this week found guilty of facilitating the escape of one Abdou Njie whilst Njie was placed under custody at Banjul police station. The incident occurred in April of this year between the hours of 21:00 and 24:00. ...

D65 case to open soon

The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court will sometime next week kick-start trial proceedings in an alleged theft case revolving around D65. One Cherno Yunusa Jallow will be tried on suspicion of stealing D65 from the shop of one Abdou Rahman Sowe of Latrikunda German. Sowe pleaded not guilty to the charge and was given D200 bail in the like sum. He must also produce a Gambian as surety. The case is expected to resume on 10 July 2008.

Speaker wrestles down Sidia

Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly, has taken on Hon Sidia Jatta, the NAM for Wulli West, on whether the secretaries of state should be forced by the Assembly to attend adjournment debates. According to Speaker Jahumpa Ceesay, the Assembly has no constitutional power to force a secretary of state to attend sittings, particularly the adjournment debates. However, she maintained that this could only be done after a request for them to come and answer questions...

Former Mayor’s appeal deferred

The Supreme Court, presided over by four panel of judges, yesterday, adjourned the criminal appeal case involving Mr Abdoulie Conteh, the former mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) to its next session. Justice Abdou Karim Savage, the chief justice of The Gambia, made this announcement, following an application by Omar Njie, assisted by Amie Joof-Conteh, who were holding brief for Antouman Gaye, the defence counsel for the appellant, Mr Abdoulie Conteh. The defence counsel, Omar Njie,...

Startling revelations at Kuntaur Wharf Town

Kuntaur Wharf Town in the Central River Region of The Gambia was on Thursday the scene for startling revelations as proceedings gets underway in an alleged rape case. Travelling Magistrate Amadou Baldeh on Thursday of last week began hearing testimonies in the case of a 37-year-old Guinean national on suspicion of raping a 10-year-old girl. The suspect, Augustine Biyofa, had denied the allegations. Giving evidence in the case at a well-attended court session in Kuntaur Wharf Town, the first...

Following Petitions About Delays in Court Proceedings

Chief Justice Clarifies Following reports of petitions to His Excellency the President from litigants regarding what they perceive to be the lack of lustre and inordinate delays in the manner their cases are being handled, the office of the Chief Justice has viewed that such petitions should be sent to His Lordship’s office. In a news release sent issued to this paper yesterday, the office of the Chief Justice noted that litigants are entitled to petition the President if only because they are...

Proceedings in ex-Foni Bintang NAM’s case to…

The Brikama Magistrates’ Court is expected to start proceedings in the civil case of a former National Assembly Member for Foni Bintang, this paper has reliably learnt. Musa Gaye of Lamin village is clearly unhappy with ex-Hon. Janko Sanyang for his ‘failure’ in paying him[ Gaye] D5000, being money for goods given the ex-parliamentarian to facilitate his [Sanyang’s] naming ceremony. The civil suit was reportedly instituted against Sanyang after several demands for the payment of the money could...

Journalist Appeal Case, Records of Proceedings Full of Errors

The appeal case filed by Lamin Fatty, a former reporter at the now shut down Independent Newspaper, resumed on Tuesday before Justice Naceesay Salla-Wadda of the Banjul High Court. At the resumption of the case yesterday, the appellant’s counsel, Lamin Camara, told the court that he had gone through the records of proceedings but found it to be full of errors and the records were also jumbled up during the typing. He also told the court that the records of proceedings were not numbered and the...