Abdoulie Sanyang at the high court
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court on Monday acquitted and discharged Abdoulie Sanyang of all charges connected to the 2016 arson attack on the APRC Bureau, ruling that prosecutors failed to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
In delivering his judgment, Justice Jaiteh said the state had not presented independent or credible evidence linking Mr. Sanyang to the incident. He noted that the prosecution’s case fell short of the legal threshold required to sustain a criminal conviction.
“The prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt,” the judge said, adding that there was no sufficient basis to hold the accused criminally responsible for the alleged offense.
As a result, the court entered a verdict of acquittal on all counts and ordered Mr. Sanyang’s immediate release.
The 2016 arson attack on the APRC Bureau had been among several politically sensitive cases arising during the final year of former President Yahya Jammeh’s administration.
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