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Lawyers Say They Were Denied Access to Client Held at Banjulinding Anti-Crime Unit
Kebba Madi Bojang with Mohammed Reni
By Staff Writer
Lawyers representing Muhammed Reni, a businessman and associate of politician Kebba Madi, say police officers at the Banjul Anti-Crime Unit prevented them from meeting with their…
Environment Minister Calls Recent Killings a ‘Great Concern,’ Citing Media and…
Rohey John Manjang, The Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources,
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia's Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, said Friday that a recent spate…
18-Year-Old Ordered Held at Mile 2 Prison in Fajikunda Stabbing Death
Muhammed Sanneh -the accused.
An 18-year-old Fajikunda resident accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old man during a fight last week has been remanded at Mile 2 Central Prison after his case was transferred to the High Court's…
Ousainou Bojang Describes Months of Solitary Confinement After Arrest in Police Killings Case
Ousainou Bojang
By Seedy Jobe
Ousainou Bojang, who was acquitted by the High Court of charges connected to the killing of two police officers and the wounding of a third at the Sukuta Jabang traffic light, says he spent nearly three…
Nude Video Case Adjourned After Magistrate Falls Ill
Photo credit ..Kexx
The criminal proceedings against Katim Touray, widely known as Kartel, were adjourned on Monday after the presiding Principal Magistrate of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court, Sallah Mbye, was unable to sit due to…
Murder Trial of Accused Killer in Youth Leader’s Death Stalls Over Missing Indictment
Hon. Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh
The murder trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a university youth leader was adjourned almost as soon as it began on Tuesday, after the presiding judge said she had not yet received the formal…
Husband Who Attacked Wife With Machete Over Land Dispute Sentenced to Life
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
By Court Reporter
A High Court judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for attacking his wife with a cutlass during a nighttime assault that left her permanently unable to walk, in a case…
Trial of Former Principal Magistrate Over Disappearance of 104 Cocaine Blocks Resumes
Pa Modou Njie, former Bundung Principal Magistrate
The trial of former Bundung Principal Magistrate Pa Modou Njie, who is facing charges related to the disappearance of 104 blocks of cocaine that were held as court exhibits, continued…
Court Awards Divorced Wife 50% Share of Tujereng Property, Affirms Matrimonial Rights Under Women’s…
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
By Court Reporter
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court on Thursday declared a property located in Tujereng to be matrimonial property and ordered that former spouses Mariama Jammeh and Pa…
Court Restores Key Prosecution Witness in NAWEC Corruption Trial
Magistrate Manneh
By Court Reporter
A Magistrates’ Court has set aside an earlier order foreclosing a key prosecution witness in the corruption trial involving two senior officials of the National Water and Electricity Company…