Law and the Courts

Abdoulie Sanyang, Minister of Interior By Fatou Sillah The Minister of Interior, Abdoulie Sanyang, has disclosed that while cocaine is not widely consumed in The Gambia, the country continues to serve as a transit route for drug…

By Makutu Manneh The release of several youths from Mile 2 Central Prison on bail was met with scenes of jubilation, as the detainees rejoined their peers and defiantly chanted slogans such as “We must never relent! Revolution…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…