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GAMBIA: Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of 62-Year-Old Woman in Fajara Home Break-In
Ousainou Jallow suffocated Binta Gassama, 62, in her own bathroom during a robbery in September 2022. Nearly four years later, Justice I. Janneh found...
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GAMBIA: Securiport ATI Dispute Remains Before Information Commission as Silence Continues
Lawyer Ousman F. M’Bai has confirmed that his appeal before the Information Commission concerning the Securiport airport security fee contract remains unresolved following continued...
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GAMBIA: Justice on Trial: Former Commissioner Sambujang Fatty vs. The IGP 5 million Unlawful Termination lawsuit.
Counsel K. Jallow concluded her cross-examination of AIG Ebrima Bah in Sambujang Fatty lawsuits against IGP and the Attorney General. Sambujang Fatty, a former...
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GAMBIA: GALA Members Released After Court Grants Bail Following Westfield Arrests
The ruling of the court to release members of Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) from police custody has been widely discussed across The Gambia...
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GAMBIA: The D5 million Legal Battle Against IGP Intensifies as AIG Ebrima Bah faces cross-examination
The lawsuit filed by former Deputy Commissioner Sambujang Fatty against the IGP and Attorney General intensified in the courtroom. Is this a case of...
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GAMBIA: President Barrow Swears In Special Prosecutor Martin Hackett
In a historic moment for The Gambia’s transitional justice process, His Excellency President Adama Barrow today, presided over the swearing-in of Special Prosecutor Mr....
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GAMBIA: High Court Acquits Three in FC/FGM Trial: Justice Janneh Blasts “Investigative Lapses” as Prosecution Case Collapses
Justice I. Janneh of the Bundung High Court has acquitted and discharged three women accused of performing a female circumcision/female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure...
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GAMBIA : Cable Thief Walks Free as High Court Fixes Sentencing Error But Deportation Stands
Justice Jobarteh upholds the three-month term and D25,000 compensation order against a Guinean national, but quashes the trial magistrate's unlawful direction that sentences run...
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GAMBIA: Attorney General Orders Police Case File in Omar Badjie Death As Ministry Vows Prosecution Where Evidence Warrants
The Attorney General's Chambers and the Ministry of Justice have confirmed that it has received the coroner's inquest report into the death of Omar...
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GAMBIA: Senegalese Wheelbarrow Pusher Fined and Ordered to Compensate for Beer Bottle Victim
A Senegalese migrant worker who smashed a beer bottle over a man’s head at Banjul Albion Junction was convicted and ordered to pay D15,000...
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GAMBIA: Ferry Terminal Drug Courier Fined D150,000 After Guilty Plea
Magistrate Krubally opts for a fine over prison in Banjul ferry terminal cannabis case, citing judicial precedent on first-time offenders.
A man found carrying more...
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GAMBIA: “No Evidence At All”; Defence Moves To Have FGM Accused Acquitted Without Opening Case
Counsel K. Jallow for Fatou Camara one of three women standing trial over the death of an infant allegedly subjected to female genital mutilation,...
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GAMBIA: Woman Fined D150,000 for Smuggling Drugs Into Mile 2 Prison in Bowl of Rice
Magistrate Krubally convicts a mother on all three counts of drug possession after substances hidden in a food bowl were discovered at prison screening....
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GAMBIA: Defence and Prosecution Clash Over “No-Case” Submission in GALA Unlawful Assembly Trial
The trial of Kemo Fatty, Alieu Bah, and Omar Camara continues at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye.
Defence Counsel L.S. Camara,...
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GAMBIA: Coroner Finds Police Assault Contributed to Death of Omar Badjie; Criminal Charges Recommended
Coroner's inquest into the death of Omar Badjie points fingers at the police after the Office of the Chief Justice has announced that a...
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GAMBIA: Court Enters Not Guilty Plea in D2.8 Million Travel Fraud Case
Police arraigned one Almudou Maiga before Principal Magistrate M. Krubally on allegations of obtaining money by false pretence. The prosecution, led by Superintendent L....