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GAMBIA: High Court Acquits Herbalist in Toddler Rape Case, Citing Lack of Proof
The High Court has acquitted and discharged 66-year-old Bilali Jallow, a traditional herbalist, who was accused of the rape of a 28-month-old infant. In...
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GAMBIA: Prosecution Closes Case in GALA Trial After Intense Legal Argument Over Bench Warrant Arrest
The trial involving members of the Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, reached closer to ending as the prosecution closed...
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GAMBIA: Fajara Shooter Trial: Cousin Testifies to Seeing Accused Open Fire
The trial of Salieu Gaye, the US-based Gambian accused of the 19th January shooting at Fajara’s Night Club, reached a dramatic peak. Prosecution witness...
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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...
