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GAMBIA: Chief Superintendent Dawda Jallow Testifies On May 8th Arrest of GALA Members at the First Anniversary Gathering
Chief Superintendent Dawda Jallow, Chief of Operations of the Kanifing Municipal Council, testified before Magistrate B. Sowe of Kanifing Magistrates' Court that fourteen GALA members unlawfully assembled at Westfield...
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GAMBIA: State Discontinues Prosecution of Atif Amin; Principal Magistrate Grants Nolle Prosequi Application
The Director of Public Prosecutions has discontinued criminal proceedings against Atif Amin at Banjul Magistrate's Court, with Principal Magistrate M. Krubally granting a Nolle...
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GAMBIA: Police Amended Charges Against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh: Now Faces Seven Counts Instead of Three; as IT Expert Testifies on Video Footage
The prosecution has amended its charges against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh. Instead of three charges, he now faces seven charges.
When the case was called before...
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GAMBIA: Chief Justice Hassan Jallow Ends Five-Decade Judicial Career, Urges Gambians to Defend Rule of Law
Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow on Monday formally marked the end of a distinguished legal and judicial career spanning more than five decades, describing...
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GAMBIA: Sanna Manjang Indicted On Assault; Murder Charges Abandon; Court Allows Amendment; Prosecution Closes Case.
Court overrules Defence objections to murder charge withdrawal; accused pleads not guilty to assault counts. Justice S.K Jobarteh has ruled that the Prosecution may...
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GAMBIA: Third Prosecution Witness Tells Court He Saw Accused Flee After Yunusa Mbaye Fell Bleeding
The third prosecution witness in the Yunusa Mbaye alleged stabbing case told the High Court that he saw the accused person run away after...
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GAMBIA: Bureau Worker Breaks Down as She Recounts Knife Attack and Attempted Robbery at Manjai Kunda
The first prosecution witness in the trial of Basirou Sarr broke down in tears before the High Court as she recounted how the accused...
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GAMBIA: Interim Order Extended to October as Muhammad Rene Schwarze Deportation Case Adjourned
Justice Sonia Akinbiyi has extended the interim order staying Muhammad Rene Schwarze's deportation to October 21, 2026, for a definite hearing of the substantive...
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GAMBIA: Dr Bittaye Tells Supreme Court Female Circumcision/FGM Increases Childbirth Complications
Dr Mustapha Bittaye, Chief Medical Director of Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), testified before the Supreme Court that female genital mutilation (FGM) substantially...
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GAMBIA: Modou Ceesay Claims D15.8 Million in Compensation; State Disputes Pension Entitlements and Allowances
Following the Supreme Court's July 7 judgment in favour of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, both the plaintiff and the State have now filed...
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GAMBIA: Full Judgement Report: Supreme Court Upholds Commission of Inquiry Amendment Act 2023; Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Presidential Amnesty Provisions
The Supreme Court has delivered a unanimous decision upholding the constitutional validity of the Commission of Inquiry (Amendment) Act 2023, rejecting a lawsuit that...
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GAMBIA: Counsel Mboge Withdraws from Bojang Siblings Appeal Following Client’s Media Interview
Counsel L.K. Mboge has withdrawn his representation of the 2nd respondent, Amie Bojang, in the ongoing Court of Appeal, citing his client's refusal to...
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GAMBIA: High Court Orders GAMCEL to Pay D10.65 Million to Dealer Over Decade-Old Discount Dispute
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh rules that the telecommunications company wrongfully withheld contractual discounts on scratch card sales between 2010 and 2013. Justice Jaiteh rejected GAMCEL's...
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GAMBIA: Accused Killer of Youth Leader Ba Yunusa Mbye Pleads Not Guilty as Trial Opens with Eyewitness Testimony
Momodou Bah, also known as "Area," accused of murdering university youth leader Ba Yunusa Mbye, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder when...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Hears State’s Defence in FGM Constitutional Challenge. Witnesses testify on legislative consultations; court splits on admissibility of evidence
The Supreme Court has commenced the State's defence in the constitutional challenge against the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ban, with testimony from two government...
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GAMBIA: Gambia Bar Association Resolution on the Proposed Appointment of Chief Justice
The General Membership of The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) on Monday, 6th July 2026 convened an Emergency General Meeting to consider the eligibility of...
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GAMBIA: Court Acquits Three GALA National Audit Office Protesters; Magistrate Finds Prosecution Failed to Prove Prima Facie Case
Kanifing Magistrates' Court rules in favour of a no-case submission on both unlawful assembly and common nuisance charges; orders acquittal and discharge of all...
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GAMBIA: Landmark Judgment: Supreme Court Upholds Commission of Inquiry Amendment Act 2023
The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled that the National Assembly, in passing legislation that authorizes the President to grant amnesty to individuals...
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GAMBIA: High Court Keeps Deportation Order on Hold, Demands Proper Service on Attorney General
The High Court has extended for another seven days an interim order restraining the deportation of Muhammad Rene Schwarze, while warning that the application...