The Law & The Courts

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...

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...

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...

GAMBIA: High Court Rules Against City Pharmacy in Major Pharmaceutical Trademark Battle

Justice Jaiteh of the High Court has delivered a landmark judgment in a long-running pharmaceutical trademark dispute, ruling in favour of the Indian manufacturer...

GAMBIA: High Court Rejects State Request to Detain Acquitted Boy’s Pending Appeal

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court has denied the state's request to keep three boys in remand custody after they were acquitted and...

GAMBIA: Magistrate Krubally Convicts 21-Year-Old Fisherman for Motorbike Theft

Principal Magistrate Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate Court has convicted Alagie Amadou Jallow, a 21-year-old fisherman, for the theft of a motorbike valued at...

GAMBIA: Chief Justice Jallow Commissions Special Criminal Division in Bakau

The Judiciary officially inaugurated the Special Criminal Division of the High Court in Bakau at Mile 7. The commissioning ceremony was attended by senior...

GAMBIA: Employer Arraigned After Alleged Hot Oil Attack on Staff

A woman was arraigned before Magistrate A. Manneh at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court facing charges for a gruesome assault by pouring hot oil on...

GAMBIA: PIU Commander Testifies in GALA Trial; Recounts Use of Tear Gas at National Audit Office

The trial of three members of the GALA movement, Alieu Bah, Kemo Fatty, and Omar Camara, continued before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye today. The...

GAMBIA: Locus Visit: Witness Points to Mango Tree Where Omar Badjie Was Beaten

The inquest into the death of Omar Badjie took an important step today 19th, January 19, 2026, as the court moved from the Brikama...

GAMBIA: Manjang Cham Arraigned on 23 Counts of Million Dalasi Visa Fraud

A man identified as Manjang Cham appeared before the Kanifing Court facing 23 counts of indictment involving alleged visa fraud totalling millions of Dalasis. Appearing...

GAMBIA: Court Sets Date for Judgment in Abdoulie Sanyang Arson Case

The legal battle between the State and former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang has moved into its final phase. Following the submission of final briefs by...

GAMBIA: Court Dismisses Objection in Sanna Manjang Trial; Accused Pleads Not Guilty to 2006 Murders

The High Court presided by Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh has dismissed a preliminary objection by defense Counsel S.K. Jobe, who sought to declare the...

GAMBIA: Police Photographer Tenders Postmortem Images as Omar Badjie Inquest Intensifies

The coroner's inquest into the death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie entered a technical phase as a police forensic expert provided testimony regarding postmortem examination...

GAMBIA: Former “Jungler” Sanna Manjang Set for Formal Indictment in Banjul High Court Tomorrow

One of the most feared figures of the Yahya Jammeh era, Sanna Manjang, is scheduled to appear before Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh at the...

GAMBIA: Immigration Officer Charged with Corruption in Producing Passport for Mbemba Drammeh.

Two immigration officers testified in the trial of an immigration officer who allegedly received a bribe in producing a passport for one Mbemba Drammeh...