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Two Men Sentenced to 20 Years for Armed Robbery in Tallinding
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court
The High Court has sentenced two men to 20 years in prison after finding them guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony and armed robbery in connection with the 2021 knifepoint robbery of a…
Police Reject Claims Lawyers Were Denied Access to Detained Businessman Muhammed Reni
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Staff Writer
The Gambia Police Force has denied allegations that lawyers representing detained businessman Muhammed Reni were prevented from meeting with their client at the Banjulinding Anti-Crime…
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…