By Own Correspondent – The criminal trial for assault against Pa Jallow, the opposition United Democratic Party National Assembly member for Jarra Central, continued yesterday at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Fredrick Forster. Jallow was alleged to have assaulted one Isatou Marenah, a police officer, by slapping her while in the due execution of her duties on 13th October 2010 at Nusrat Junction in the Kanifing Municipality, a charge he denied. Testifying under cross-examination, officer Marenah told the court that the accused, Pa Jallow, used his right hand to slap her on her right cheek. When counsel Badou Conteh... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 9th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Over 100 human rights defenders and journalists from Africa and beyond are currently taking part in a three-day forum on the participation of NGOs in the 48th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the 22nd Africa Human Rights Book Fair convened by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) in Banjul. The forum, under way at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, precedes the 48th ordinary session of the African Commission also to be held in The Gambia from 10th to 24th November 2010. It seeks, among others, to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 9th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – The Gambia Social Forum Tuesday held a day-long briefing session on the upcoming mini-Senegambia Social Forum to be held in Ziguinchor, Casamance. The briefing was held at the Tango conference hall in Kanifing and covered issues relating to the forthcoming World Social Forum to be co-hosted by the social forums of the Gambia and Senegal from 6 to 13 February 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. It was announced during the briefing that the 2011 forum will be Africa’s second opportunity to host the World Social Forum, which attracts a multitude of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, but... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 5th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – The treason trial involving Lt General Lang Tombong Tamba, ex-chief of defence staff and Rear Admiral Sajor Fofana, ex-chief of naval staff, yesterday failed to proceed at the special criminal court in Banjul owing to the absence of the prosecution witness. When the case was called, the principal state counsel, S.H. Barkun, told the court that he received instructions from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions for a stand down of the case, as he had a judgment in another court. Defence counsel L.K. Mboge rose and informed the court that he was strongly opposed to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 4th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Justice Lamin Jobarteh at the High Court in Banjul on Wednesday ordered state prosecutors to file within twenty-four hours the amended indictment in the criminal trial involving five former judicial officials. The accused persons, Justice Amina Saho Ceesay, Justice Ngui Mboob Janneh and Justice Safiatou Njie (who is said to be out of the jurisdiction), and two other judicial staff, Huruna Jaiteh, ex-Judicial Secretary, and Alhagie L.S. Sonko ex-bailiff of the high court, are on trial charged with neglect of official duty, stealing by public officer, aiding and abetting, economic crime, and forgery. During yesterday’s proceedings... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 4th 2010 |
