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22 Youths Granted Bail
Group photo of the youths with their supporters
By Staff Writer
The 22 youths arrested yesterday were released on bail following a five-hour negotiation with police. Initially, the group declined the offer of bail, choosing to…
23 Youth Remanded at Mile 2 Over Unlawful Procession Charges
Magistrate Touray
Twenty-three youths were on Monday arraigned before Magistrate Thomas Touray at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, facing charges of unlawful procession.
The accused are alleged to have staged a public demonstration…
Teargas Flies as Youths Protest Imprisonment of Arrested Demonstrators
Police Seen deploying teargas on protestors
By Makutu Manneh
A tense confrontation unfolded on Monday at the Kanifing Magistrate Court as youths rallied against the imprisonment of protesters detained on August 22nd for demonstrating…
Police Secure Convictions for 18 Individuals
By Makutu Manneh
The Anti-Crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force has successfully prosecuted a series of cases before Magistrate T. Touray at the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court, leading to the conviction of 18 individuals on various…
Police Detained 19 Protesters Arrested Over PURA Data Price Floor Demonstration.
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force has announced that 19 individuals arrested on Friday for protesting against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) newly introduced mandatory data…
Correa Sentenced to 67 Years for Torture Crimes
Michael Sang Correa, Convicted Jungler
By Buba Gagigo
Michael Sang Correa, a former member of ex-Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers,” has been sentenced to 67½ years in prison by a…
Financial Services Employee Granted Bail of D1.9 Million in Alleged Theft Case
Ousainou Faal - the accused.
Ousainou Faal, a former credit officer at Reliance Financial Services’ Brusubi Branch, has been granted bail by Magistrate K. Baldeh following allegations that he misappropriated over D1.9 million from…
Magistrate Jallow Sentences Five Young Drivers to Prison for Stunt Driving in Jabang
Defendants at the Brusubi Magistrates Court
The Brusubi Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Senior Magistrate I. Jallow, has convicted and sentenced five young men to prison terms with hard labour following a dramatic stunt driving…
Five Individuals to Be Sentenced for Drifting in Brusubi Magistrates’ Court
By Makutu Manneh
The Brusubi Magistrates Court is scheduled to sentence five individuals—Momodou Martin Sanyang, Sering Mass Gaye, Muhammed Bah, Ismaila Faal, and Samba Ceesay—on Wednesday, August 20, following their admission…
Three-Year Jail Term for Reckless Drifting Incident at Abuko School
The Bundung Magistrate Court
The Bundung Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Malick Badjie to three years in prison with hard labor after a reckless driving incident in a school zone left a 13-year-old pupil severely injured.
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