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GAMBIA: Gambia Establishes Special Accountability Mechanism to Pursue TRRC-Era Justice
Ida Persson, head of the Post-TRRC Unit at the Ministry of Justice, has explained why The Gambia established a Special Accountability Mechanism to prosecute alleged human rights violations uncovered...
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GAMBIA: Jammeh-Era Accountability: Hackett Says Evidence Will Determine Who Faces Charges
The Gambia’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Hackett, says his office is examining potential criminal cases against not only alleged direct perpetrators of abuses documented by...
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GAMBIA: TRRC Prosecutions: Special Prosecutor Promises Due Process and Fair Trials
The Gambia’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Hackett, has assured the public that prosecutions arising from the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will respect...
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GAMBIA: Musa Camara’s Fraud Trial Adjourned to November as New Defence Counsel Seeks Time to Study Case File
Magistrate Krubally of Banjul Magistrates' Court has adjourned the trial of Musa Camara to 18 and 19 November 2026. The adjournment followed the withdrawal...
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GAMBIA: Brikama Magistrate Adjourns Land Refund Suit Against Politician Kebba Madi Bojang and Company to 2 November
The Brikama Magistrates' Court has adjourned to 2 November 2026 a civil suit in which two Drug Law Enforcement Agency officers seek the refund...
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GAMBIA: Kanifing Court Jails Repeat Offender for Six Years over Pipeline Housebreaking
Principal Magistrate Sallah M'bai has sentenced Momodou Bah to six years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft at a house in...
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GAMBIA: State Files Motion for Recusal of Four Justices in the Challenge Against Chief Justice Faal Appointment
The Attorney General's Chambers has filed a motion before the Supreme Court seeking the recusal of four Justices, including Chief Justice Edrissa Faal himself,...
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GAMBIA: Coroner Appointed to Investigate Death of Senegalese Content Creator Following DLEAG Operation
Public invited to submit testimony as formal inquest launched into circumstances of Kalidou Diallo's death at Kerr Serign. The Bursubi Magistrate's Court has appointed...
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GAMBIA: Coroner Appointed to Investigate Death of Ibrahim Kalilou Diallo
Public invited to submit testimony to assist with inquest proceedings. The Bursubi Magistrate's Court has announced the appointment of Magistrate Mamsamba Jallow as Coroner...
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GAMBIA: Accused Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Isatou Elizabeth Mendy
Banjul Magistrates' Court transfers case to High Court for lack of jurisdiction. When the case was called before Principal Magistrate M. Krubally, the accused,...
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GAMBIA: Bakau Football Coach Gets 7 Years for Raping 10-Year-Old Boy Player, Court Cites Breach of Trust
Ansumana Gassama, a football coach convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy he trained, has been sentenced to seven years in prison, two years...
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GAMBIA: Kanimang Pleaded Not Guilty; Court Granted D28 Million Bail
Kanimang Bajo granted bail to a sum of D28 million over alleged D28.9 million fraud from 50-plus victims. The case was called before Principal...
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GAMBIA: Law Society Pledges “Unwavering Support” to Chief Justice Faal; Praises His International Achievements
The Gambia Law Society has pledged its full institutional support to Chief Justice Ediissa M.O. Faal, describing his appointment as a "clear testament" to...
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GAMBIA: Court Dismisses Bid to Throw Out Charges in Abdul Wahab Jobarteh Case
Magistrate A. Manneh has dismissed a defence application seeking to strike out charges against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court, ruling that...
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GAMBIA: Gambia Law Society Backs Edi Faal’s Appointment as Chief Justice; Split Within Legal Profession Emerges
A group of lawyers called the Gambia Law Society today held a press briefing and took a position that the appointment of Edi Faal...
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GAMBIA: Magistrate Krubally Convicts Businessman of Stealing Ceramic Tiles Worth D12 Million
A businessman, Modou Lamin Baldeh, was found guilty of unlawfully converting and stealing five 20-foot containers of ceramic wall tiles valued at US$175,000 (equivalent...
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GAMBIA: Gambia Bar Association Files Constitutional Challenge to Edi Faal’s Appointment as Chief Justice
The Gambia Bar Association has filed an action before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Ediissa M.O. Faal's appointment as Chief Justice,...
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GAMBIA: Full Ruling: Supreme Court Awards Modou Ceesay D17.5 Million in Total; Rejects State’s Challenges
The Supreme Court has delivered its final ruling on the entitlements of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, awarding him a total of D17,585,213.69 in...
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GAMBIA: Sanna Manjang Takes Stand; Defence Opens Its Case With Sanna’s Testimony On Kanilai Patrol Operation
Bail application withdrawn; accused traces military background and border security duties during Kanilai patrol period.
The Defence case in the trial of Sanna Manjang opened...