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GAMBIA: Court Observes Visible Burn Marks as Victim Testifies in Hot Oil Assault Trial
The trial of Jainaba Faye, accused of pouring hot oil on her cook's face in Bakoteh continues at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court.
Mam Jarra Jarjue,...
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GAMBIA: Cook Testifies in Her Alleged Hot Water Assault Case
The victim of hot water assault testified in the ongoing case of The Inspector General of Police vs. Jainaba Faye. The victim, Mam Jarra...
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GAMBIA: Court Admits Investigation Report in D5 Million lawsuits Against IGP and Minister of Justice
Justice Sarah Ayee ruled in favour of the State, allowing the admission of an investigative report into evidence in the ongoing civil suit filed...
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GAMBIA: State Challenges Acquittal of Abdoulie Sanyang & Files An Appeal
The State has filed a petition for appeal against the High Court judgment that acquitted and discharged Abdoulie Sanyang of arson and judicial interference...
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GAMBIA: “I Packed the Cash in a Louis Vuitton Bag”: Khadijatou Kebbeh Delivers Explosive Testimony in GACH Global Fraud Suit
The High Court of The Gambia has formally accepted the written testimony of Khadijatou Kebbeh, the first defendant in the civil suit filed by...
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GAMBIA: D600,000 Bail Granted to Fajara Shooting Suspect; Court Orders Prosecution to Disclose Evidence as Trial Begins
The trial of Salieu Gaye, the man accused of the January 19th shooting at Fajara commenced before Magistrate A. Manneh.
The proceedings began with an...
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GAMBIA: On the Unlawful Arrest, Prosecution, and Acquittal of Abdoulie Sanyang
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice welcomes the decision of the courts to free Abdoulie Sanyang after months of a grueling...
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GAMBIA: High Court Acquits Swiss-Gambian of Arson and Contempt
The High Court acquitted and discharged Abdoulie Sanyang on all criminal charges, including a decade-old arson allegation and claims of interfering with the judiciary.
In...
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GAMBIA: State to Appeal Against Abdoulie Sanyang’s Acquittal and Discharge
The state Counsel informed the court that they intend to appeal against the acquittal and discharge of Abdoulie Sanyang, and Counsel requested the detention...
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GAMBIA: High Court Acquits Abdoulie Sanyang of 2016 APRC Bureau Arson Charges
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court has acquitted and discharged Abdoulie Sanyang of all charges related to the 2016 arson attack on the...
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GAMBIA: Former Intelligence Chief Yankuba Badjie Filed an Appeal Against Death Sentence
The Court of Appeal has commenced the hearing of Yankuba Badjie's former intelligence Chief appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Yankuba Badjie is seeking to...
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GAMBIA: Bundung Magistrate Sentences Woman to 4 Years’ imprisonment for Pouring Hot Oil on Man.
Bundung Magistrates' Court has delivered a strict sentence against a young woman for a "senseless" and "callous" act of violence.
Her Worship Magistrate R. Mendy...
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GAMBIA: Police Investigator Testifies in Sanna Manjang Murder Trial
The murder trial of Sanna Manjang continued before Justice S.K. Jobarteh, with a testimony from an investigator who described a secret detention centre in...
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GAMBIA: Bundung Maternity Hospital Doctor Testifies in FC/FGM Trial as Defence Objects to Evidence; Accused Collapses in Court
The ongoing female circumcision trial involving three women accused of performing female Circumcision that led to the death of a one-year-old child continued today...
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GAMBIA: Judicial Crisis at Kanifing; Magistrate A. Manneh Halts Sittings Following Courtroom Assault.
The administration of justice at the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court has ground to a functional halt as presiding Magistrate A. Manneh entered the second week...
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GAMBIA: High Court Sentences Man to 10 Years for Rape of 10-Year-Old Girl
Justice N.Z. Mboob of the High Court sentenced one Samba Kandeh to ten years in prison for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The...