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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...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Affirms a Fresh Trial in Kumba Sinyan Murder Case, Reaffirms Practice Directions
The Supreme Court has affirmed a fresh trial (de novo) in the murder case of Kumba Sinyan, upholding the High Court Practice Directions of...
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GAMBIA: Former Soldier Link Sanna Manjang to 2006 Coup Plot Torture; Defence Establishes Credibility Gaps
The trial of Sanna Manjang at the High Court in Banjul continued before Justice S.K. Jobarteh, with prosecution witness PW7 testifying to alleged torture...
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GAMBIA: Arona Tine’s Contradicts Earlier Testimony, Maintains Innocence in Bureau Murder Trial
The murder trial of Arona Tine, accused of fatally stabbing Fatoumatta Kargbo at HM Bureau de Change in Westfield, intensified today as State Counsel...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Declared Auditor General Removal Unconstitutional and Unlawful, Awards Four Million Dalasi Damages
The Supreme Court has delivered a judgment in favour of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay, declaring that his removal from office in September 2025...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court Rules Modou Ceesay Was Unlawfully Removed, Orders Full Compensation
The Supreme Court has declared the removal of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay from office as unconstitutional. The apex court said his removal was...
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GAMBIA: Constitutional Requirements for Appointment of Chief Justice
The office of the Chief Justice is the highest judicial position of the country's constitutional order. The 1997 Constitution sets out clear requirements and...
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GAMBIA: Magistrate Krubally Refuses Prosecution’s Bid to Drop Charges Against Wahab Jobarteh, Orders Case to Proceed. Magistrate Krubally criticises the prosecution for selective invocation...
In a forceful ruling, Magistrate Krubally rejected the prosecution's application to withdraw all four criminal charges against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh, ordering the case to...
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GAMBIA: Supreme Court to Decide Two Important Cases in the Week
The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgments on two important constitutional cases on Monday and Tuesday. Both cases will make a major decision...
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GAMBIA: Murder Case Against Accused Killer of Youth Leader Stalls Over Lack of Legal Representation
The murder case against Momodou Bah, also known as "Area," could not proceed at the High Court today after it emerged that the accused...
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GAMBIA: Full Ruling: High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction Halting Deportation of Muhammad Rene Schwarze
The High Court Annex in Banjul has issued an interim order restraining the Director General of Immigration from repatriating or deporting Muhammad Rene Schwarze,...
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UK: Passport Scam Worth £1 Million Lands Gambian Gang Leader in Extended Prison Term
A UK court has handed additional prison time to the leader of a Gambian-led organised crime network that prosecutors say earned more than £1...
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GAMBIA: Two Youths Convicted of Armed Robbery and Conspiracy; Court Sentenced Each to 20 Years
Justice Jaiteh convicted two young men, Modou Badjie and Ebrima Camara, of conspiracy to commit a felony and armed robbery arising from an incident...
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GAMBIA: Lawyers Denied Access to Detained Client at Banjul Anti-Crime Unit
Counsel representing businessman linked to politician Kebba Madi alleges constitutional violation after 45-minute standoff with police.
Lawyers representing Muhammed Reni, a business associate of...