Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: High Court Stops Kumba Sinyan Murder Trial Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling
In anticipation of a Supreme Court ruling, the Bakau High Court has halted the trial of Kumba Sinyan for murder. The State's request to...
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GAMBIA: Government’s Request to Halt Proceedings was Formally Objected to by Defense Counsel
In the ongoing high-profile police shooting murder trial involving defendants Ousainou and Amie Bojang, the defense counsel for the second accused has formally objected to...
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GAMBIA: Audit Uncovers more than D1 Million Diverted into Dr. Jagne’s Personal Bank Account From EFSTH
Serious concerns about financial mismanagement at the nation's primary referral hospital have been raised by a special audit conducted by the National Audit Office...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: The Trial of Ousainou Bojang and the Soul of Justice in The Gambia Grapples with the Sacred Principle Enshrined in Criminal justice “Beyond...
In the crowded courtrooms and hushed market stalls of The Gambia, a name stirs the heart of a nation and that name is Ousainou...
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GAMBIA: As the Court Releases 4 Travellers in a Narcotics Case, 5 Airport Employees Will go on Trial.
Five Gambian airport workers were ordered to present their defence in a drug trial, and four Portuguese women were acquitted and released by the...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court of Gambia Upholds Yankuba Touray’s Murder Conviction but Overturns his Death Sentence
On Monday, the Supreme Court of The Gambia upheld the murder conviction of Yankuba Touray, a former member of the military junta, related to...
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GAMBIA: Court Rejects Prosecution’s Request to Summon a Cobbler in Alleged PIU Shooter Case
The Banjul High Court, under the authority of Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, has rejected a request from the Director of Public Prosecutions (D.P.P.) to summon...
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GAMBIA: Testimonies Reveal Mismanagement of Drug Evidence in Magistrate Trial
At the Kanifing Magistrate Court, the trial of former Magistrate Ebrima Janko Colley, former court registrar Ridwan Othman, and clerk Mariama Jankey Tamba has...
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US: Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member to Stand Trial for Torture in Denver, Colorado
Denver, CO (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), March 26, 2025 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is...
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GAMBIA: Henry Gomez not Guilty of Seven Criminal Charges
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has found Henry Gomez not guilty of seven criminal charges, citing the prosecution's inability to provide...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: Manhunt for Suspected killer at Brufut Heights
Authorities in The Gambia have made an urgent request for public help in finding Abdul Kamara, also referred to as Ramadan, a Sierra Leonean...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: The Chief Justice Orders a Coroner’s Inquest into Brig. Gen. Bora Colley’s Death.
According to a statement released by the judiciary on Tuesday, the Chief Justice of The Gambia has authorised a coroner's inquest into the death...
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GAMBIA: Police are Investigating the Murder of Retired Standard Chartered Bank executive Rueben Andrew
The death of Rueben Andrew, a well-respected retired banker and former senior executive of The Standard Chartered Bank, was found at his home on...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: Bojang’s Financial Records are Admitted by Court in the Shooting Trial.
Financial records belonging to Ousainou Bojang, the guy suspected of shooting two police officers dead at a busy Sukuta-Jabang Traffic Lights in September 2023,...
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GAMBIA: Kumba Sinyan’s Detention Unlawful, Rules High Court
Kumba Sinyan won her case when Justice Jaiteh of the High Court of Banjul decided that her confinement in the convict wing of Mile...
Crime & Investigation
GAMBIA: A Bench Warrant for Sanna Manjang’s Arrest has been Issued by a Banjul Magistrate Court.
Sanna Manjang, a former member of the Gambia Armed Forces who has long been suspected of taking part in extrajudicial executions during the administration...