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Gambian Court Sentences Woman to 4 Years for Assault With Hot Oil
A magistrate in Bundung has sentenced a woman to four years in prison for pouring hot oil on a man while he slept, calling the attack "senseless" and "callous" in a ruling that emphasized the deliberate nature of the assault.
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Gambian Authorities Seize Tens of Thousands of Ecstasy Pills in Nationwide Drug Sweep
Alleged Seized drugs
By Makutu Manneh
The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) announced on Monday that it had confiscated 49,000 ecstasy pills along with large quantities of cannabis, cocaine, and other illicit…
Former Gambian Intelligence Chief Begins Appeal of Death Sentence in Solo Sandeng Case
Yankuba Badjie, the former director general of the National Intelligence Agency
By Staff Reporter
Yankuba Badjie, the former director general of the National Intelligence Agency, appeared before the Court of Appeal on Monday as…
Police Investigator Testifies in Sanna Manjang Murder Trial
Hon. Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh
The murder trial of Sanna Manjang continued before Justice S.K. Jobarteh, with a police investigator alleging the existence of a secret detention centre in Kanilai where victims were reportedly…
Bundung Maternity Hospital Doctor Testifies in Fatal FGM Case as Defence Challenges Evidence;…
Photo credit: Kexx Sanneh
The trial of three women accused of performing female genital mutilation (FGM) resulting in the death of a one-year-old child continued on Thursday before Justice I. Janneh, with testimony from a medical…
High Court Rules Against City Pharmacy in Landmark Trademark Dispute
The High Court delivered a decisive ruling this week in a protracted pharmaceutical trademark battle, siding with Indian manufacturer Syncom Formulations (India) Limited and halting the sale of a controversial…
“I Was Also Scammed”: Courtroom Packed as New Complainants Join 23 Others; Manjang Cham Remanded to…
The trial of Manjang Cham continued on Thursday before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, drawing a large crowd as fresh complainants reportedly emerged in an ongoing visa fraud case.
Cham, who is facing a 23-count indictment…
Man Faces 23 Fraud Charges Over Alleged D3 Million Visa Scam
Manjang Cham sitting next to a police officer at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court
Manjang Cham appeared before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to answer to 23 criminal counts alleging he defrauded…
Police Forensic Photographer Submits Postmortem Images as Omar Badjie Inquest Proceeds
Late Omar Badjie
The coroner’s inquest into the death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie moved into a technical evidentiary stage on Tuesday as a police forensic officer testified on the postmortem examination conducted on the deceased.
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Immigration Officer Charged with Corruption Over Alleged Illegal Passport Issuance
Two immigration officers have testified in the ongoing trial of an immigration official accused of receiving a bribe to facilitate the unlawful issuance of a passport to one Mbemba Drammeh.
The state has charged Musa D. Sanyang, an…