The hearing could not proceed after it emerged that the witness had not submitted a written statement to the investigative team prior to the public session
This comes as the parliamentary inquiry, established in the wake of The Republic’s investigative exposé into the fate of Jammeh’s extensive assets
Before the legislative break, the Select Committee on the Sales and Disposal of the Assets of Former President Yahya Jammeh — continued its business.
Kurang said the Commission, which was set up to trace and recover stolen public assets, was structurally flawed from the outset.
Mr. Janneh described a body that lacked key structural foundations—no dedicated legal framework, no budgetary independence, and no formal Terms of Reference
At the heart of the inquiry on day one was the legitimacy and transparency surrounding the legal and administrative foundations of the Janneh Commission
The hearings are conducted by the Special Select Committee tasked with probing the assets identified by the Janneh Commission of Inquiry
The executive-sponsored legislation sought to replace the outdated 2002 framework governing the pay, allowances, and benefits of judges and judicial officers
The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday adopted the highly contentious report of its joint committee investigating the Russian oil scandal
This clash reveals the complex interplay between public sentiment, party politics, and legislative dynamics in The Gambia’s long-running constitutional saga.
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