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In manlafi’s criminal theft case

Defence applies for no-case-submission Defence counsel lawyer Lamin Camara has applied for a no-case-submission in a separate criminal trial involving Supt Manlafi Sanyang, the former head of Vehicles and Logistics Unit at State House. Opening his defence before senior magistrate Kayode Olajubutu, Lawyer Camara said the prosecution called in four witnesses to prove the charges against the accused, but it failed to prove its case and in the “standard criteria”. He pointed out that under cross...

Babylon case resumes today

The Babylon case involving 94 accused persons from Makumbaya Village, Kombo North, is due to resume today before senior magistrate EF M’Bai of the Brikama Magistrates Court. The 94 accused persons, involving young and elderly men, are facing multiple charges, including wilful damage to properties during a riotious demand for some plot of lands they claimed to be theirs, from one Lamin Jarju of Babylon Village. They are being represented by lawyer Antouman Gaye in the trial. So far, the case...

Hearing in Robbery Case

Hearing of testimonies in the trial of an alleged armed robber commenced at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court in Western Region last week. Abubacarr Ceesay took the dock for ‘assault’ on one Cherno Jallow, at a time he (Ceesay) was “armed with a pistol”. The alleged assault took place in October of 2007 in the Kombo South village of Tanji in Western Region. Meanwhile, Ceesay’s assault on Jallow is reported to have been precipitated by his intention to rob Jallow.

Law students shine at mock trial

Law students of the Gambia Technical Training Institute, on Friday, convened a mock trial at the Kanifing Magistrates Court, in an attempt to put to test their understanding of court procedures. The mock trial centred on theft and murder cases, which were presided over by Magistrate Imelda Mboto. The trial saw testimonies and objections by the prosecutor and defence counsel, who quoted relevant sections of the law on evidence to back their submissions. The court firstly dealt with the theft...

Chief Electoral Officer’s Case Deferred

As Counsels’ Adoption of Addresses Drags The case involving Mr Kawsu Ceesay, the former Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), suffered another setback on 15th February when the State Counsel and the Defence Counsel were expected to adopt their written addresses before Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court. The adoption of the written addresses could not go ahead because the presiding Magistrate was not present in court due to...

Three Gambian Judicial Staff to Serve in The Hague

Three judicial staffs, Malang Badjie, Registrar, Baba Saidykhan and Aliman Sabally, both Senior Court Interpreters, recently left The Gambia for The Hague in the Netherlands. According to the acting Judicial Secretary, Haruna Jaiteh, the three court staffs are presently in The Hague where they are to serve as interpreters at the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Seirre Leone. He said the three were selected after two rounds of training delivered by Special Court personnel involving other court...

Three judicial staff bag UN appointment

Reports reaching the Daily Observer revealed that three staff of the Gambian judiciary have been appointed to the UN-backed International Court for Sierra Leone in the Hague, the Netherlands. The three Gambians are Malan Badjie, a court registrar, Baba Saidykhan and Almamy Sabally, both senior court interpreters. The trio, who received their appointment letters at the beginning of February, had already left Banjul for the Hague. Confirming the story in an interview with the Daily Observer,...

Two Remanded On Bail

The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, last remanded two suspects on D500,000 bail as their case now goes to trial. Prince Victor and Sarra Ousainou were each given bail in the sum of D500,000 and are due in court on 14 January for hearing of testimonies in their trial over allegation of obtaining money by false pretences. On January 2nd, the duo appeared before magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh on suspicion of receiving half-a-million Dalasi from a certain Alhaji Baboucarr Bah. The money was...

In MFDC voire-dire Two witnesses testify

Tijan Bah, an independent witness and Amadou Sanyang, a police detective attached to the Serekunda Police station, gave their testimonies, last Wednesday, in the ongoing trial within a trial (voire-dire) taking place at the Banjul Magistrates court. Both of the witnesses threw light on how the investigators obtained statements from Abdou Salam Jammeh and Nuha Jammeh, the eight and third accused persons respectively. The duo with 7 other members of the MFDC rebel from Casamance in the southern...

Six Nigerians Returned to Mile Two

Following Setback in Their Trial Six Nigerian nationals were yesterday returned to the State Central Prison in Banjul as their trial over drug trafficking charges suffered yet another delay. The Brikama Magistrates’ Court was expected to begin hearing testimonies in the trial of the six suspected drug dealers but trial proceedings could not proceed because the lawyer for the suspects was not in court. The six; Amachukwu Okarbi, Samuel  Nwaiwa, Okafor Francis Paul, Clement Ifeanyi Obiorah,...