Law and the Courts

Sanna Manjang -photo: Kexx A High Court judge has ordered prosecutors to provide clearer details about alleged accomplices in the case against former military officer Sanna Manjang, who is facing charges of murder,…

Photo credit: Kexx A High Court judge has dismissed a preliminary objection by the National Road Authority, allowing a multimillion-dalasi lawsuit over the drowning of a three-year-old girl to move forward to trial. Justice…

Photo: Kexx A former top executive of Gampetroleum was confronted in court with video evidence allegedly showing large sums of foreign currency being counted in his private office, as a civil suit over the alleged disappearance…

Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye on Wednesday ordered the remand of Momodou Samba Bah, an alleged murderer, and directed that his case be transferred to the Special Criminal Court for further proceedings. Bah appeared in…

photo credit: Kexx The High Court of The Gambia on Wednesday dismissed a procedural application by the second defendant in a civil dispute involving Gach Global Trading Company, ruling that the motion lacked a clear legal basis and…

Sanna Manjang The High Court has granted defence counsel additional time to review a newly filed amended bill of indictment in the criminal case against former military officer Sanna Manjang, following the introduction of an additional…

Abba Sanyang, Former Minister of Lands, Regional Govts. And Religious Affairs The High Court has granted bail to former Lands Minister Sheriff Abba Sanyang and six co-accused following their arraignment on multiple charges related…

Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court The High Court on Tuesday rejected appeals by three young men seeking reduced sentences for a high-profile stunt-driving incident in the community of Jabang, affirming that the nation’s roads…

By Seedy Jobe The West Coast Regional Command of the Gambia Police Force said it arrested 19 people during a coordinated raid in Brikama Dirimakolon on Tuesday as part of an operation aimed at disrupting criminal hideouts…

Manjang at court The state has filed an amended bill of indictment against Sanna Manjang before Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh, expanding the charges against him to six counts related to alleged extrajudicial killings and torture during his…