Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – One Sanna Darboe was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced for impersonating a police officer with the rank of sub Inspector. Darboe infiltrated the “operation clear the road” exercise, where he obtained money by false pretences from various vendors.
Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – Muhammed Rasul Sowe, a Senegalese national, was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor for sexually assaulting a 61-year-old woman. The sentencing, handed down by Principal Magistrate Isatou Sallah Mbai of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Monday, followed Sowe’s guilty plea to a charge of rape under the Sexual Offences Act 2013.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The High Court, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has granted an order for Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd in India to be served through the Times Newspaper. This decision was made following an application by lawyer Loubna Farage, representing the defendants in a case involving the death of children allegedly caused by contaminated cough syrups.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Judiciary of The Gambia recently announced the swearing-in of Hon. Justice Omar MM Njie, a Supreme Court Judge, as a member of the Judicial Service Commission. The ceremony, presided over by His Lordship, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, signifies a significant milestone in the nation’s judiciary.
Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – A Sierra Leonean national, Aiah Williams, appeared before Magistrate Thomas Touray at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, facing charges of breaking into a building and stealing items valued at D107,900 from the Family Planning Association.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Professor Gabriel Ogun, a pathologist at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, testified in the High Court presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, confirming that two Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers, Pateh Jallow and Sang J. Gomez, died from gunshot wounds.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Families and survivors of more than thirty Ghanaians who were slain in the Gambia in 2005 have petitioned Justice Minister Dawda Jallow, expressing their frustration over the lack of information regarding the steps taken to follow the findings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).
Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – Muhammed Barry, the accused in the Manse Beach murder case, has been remanded to the Mile Two Central Prison by Magistrate Ebrima Colley of the Kanifing Magistrate Court. The remand follows Magistrate Colley’s decision to transfer the case to the High Court due to its gravity.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – In a gripping turn of events at the trial of Arona Tine for the murder of Fatoumatta Kargbo, the prosecution’s first witness, Sanna Cham, testified to a scene of chaos and tragedy. The incident, which occurred at HM Bureau de Change in Westfield, shocked the community and left many questions unanswered.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – Chief Justice Hassan Jallow, speaking at the Ecowas Judicial Council meeting in Banjul, has called for the Ecowas Court to be empowered to prosecute individuals who commit serious international crimes such as genocide and crimes against humanity. The Ecowas Judicial Council, consisting of legal experts from West African states, oversees the operations of the Ecowas Court.
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