Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay and Yankuba Touray both former minister of Yaya Jammeh’s regime were Friday jointly charge for allegedly interfering with a TRRC witness. The two accused person initially appeared before the Kanifing Magistrate court and were granted bail. However,…
Land Commission To Enhance Law Reform In The Gambia
Land law reform is high on the agenda of “second generation” structural adjustment in many, perhaps most, African countries. This turns out to be far more than a matter of simply “getting the institutions right.” Discussions of land law reform…
Message To Her Excellency Dr. Isatou Touray, Vice President
Your Excellency DR. Isatou Touray, Vice President of the Gambia, and my dear friend and good Gambian Sister, RE: WARM AND GRAPHIC CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE.- Friday 15th March 2019, (“The Ides Of March”, William Shakespeare- “Julius Caesar”), was indeed a great…
President Barrow Accepts Appeal For The Discontinuance Of Faraba Trial
Reports from State house say that President Adama Barrow has accepted an appeal from the community of Faraba for the discontinuance of the prosecution of the officers of the Police Intervention Unit as well as the civilians standing trial for…
Can The President Interfere In Pending Criminal Cases?
Under Section 85 of the 1997 Constitution of the Gambia, the power to commence and/or discontinue criminal prosecutions is vested exclusively in the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), acting under the direction of the Attorney-General, the principal legal adviser of…
Chongan Testifies At The TRRC And Calls For Forgiveness To Those That Wronged Him
Ebrima Ismaila Chongan, former Assistant Inspector General of Police in Ex-President Jawara’s government, has been giving testimony at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He narrated how mock execution were meted on him by Sana Sabally and his cohorts, the trial…
KMC Officers Charged With Stealing
Lamin Jah, Ousainou Sanneh and Mimi Krubally, KMC officers, were recently arraigned before Magistrate Mam Samba of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court and charged with stealing by clerk or servant, conspiracy and making false document. However, Lamin Jah pleaded guilty and…
Kombo East District Tribunal’s Judgment Quashed
Justice Kuejubola of the Kanifing High Court quashed the judgment of the Kombo East District Tribunal in favour of Bano Jawo, who filed an appeal against the said judgment. In her judgment, the presiding judge said that the District Tribunal,…
Murder Case Reaches Kanifing Magistrates’ Court
Magistrate Sillah of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on the 11th December, 2018, received an indictment bill from Prosecutor Sergeant 2717 Jallow, who represented the Inspector General of Police, alleging that a murder suspect had offended the law. Prosecutors alleged that…
UNODC Boost Country’s Law Enforcement Agencies With Over $50, 000
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) for West and Central Africa based project called: “Support to ECOWAS Regional Action Plan on Illicit drug trafficking, organized crime related to it and drug abuse in West Africa” XAW228 on…