Chief Justice Designates Magistrate Jobarteh To Inquire The Cause Of Ambassador Fadera’s Death

The Gambia’s Chief Justice, Hassan B. Jallow has designated Principal Magistrate Madam Sidi K. Jobarteh to inquire the cause of the death of Ambassador Dawda Fadera. 

“As a Magistrate of the First Class in the City of Banjul, His Lordship, the Honourable Chief Justice has designed you as the Coroner to inquire, in accordance with the Coroner Act Cap 7:1, Section 11 (1) (a) Laws of The Gambia into the cause of death of His Excellency Mr. Dawda Fadera, the late Gambian Ambassador to the United States of America, reported to have occurred on Sunday, the 20th  February 2022 at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in the City of Banjul,” an excerpt of the letter addressed to the magistrate dated 21^stFebruary, 2022,  signed for Hon. Chief Justice reads.

Meanwhile, the Chief Justice’s move to designate Principal Magistrate Jobarteh was preceded by a request to him (Chief Justice) by the Attorney General to order an ‘inquest’ into the matter, following a suspicion regarding the cause of the ambassador’s death.

“Following circumstances which raised a reasonable suspicion with regard to the cause of death of the person, the Honourable Attorney General acting under Section 11 of the Coroners Act Cap 7 Laws of The Gambia, would like to request Your Lordship to order an inquest touching on the death of Dawda Fadera (deceased),” the request of the Honourable Attorney General, in a letter dated 21^st February, 2022 reads.

The sudden death of His Excellency Mr. Dawda Fadera, the late Gambian Ambassador to the United States of America at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, was reported on Sunday, much to the shock of many home and abroad.

Federa served as the permanent secretary at the Personnel Management Officer (PMO) and Secretary General & Head of Civil Service, among others, before his appointment as Gambian Ambassador to the U.S on 8^th January 2018.