Thursday, March 28, 2024

Legal Affairs

Justice Jaiteh Compels Witness in Aisha Fatty’s Case to Answer Crucial...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Jaiteh ruled in favour of the defence counsel, ordering the witness to answer a question posed by Counsel L.S. Camara...

Key witness to testify in Abdoulaye Thiam vs Aisha Fatty’s case

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Ebrima Jaiteh ruled in favour of the Applicant seeking to summon Mrs Aji Fama Taal-Gaye as a witness in the...

How A Court Bailiff Arrests 2 Found with “Kush” Drug

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Kebba Ousainou Sowe, a court bailiff at the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court, apprehended two nationals of Sierra Leon allegedly in possession of...

Police Arraign Man in Court for Allegedly Killing British Lady

By Louise Jobe  Augustine Bangura, a national of Sierra Leone was on Monday, 26 February arraigned before Principal Magistrate A. Mendy of the Brikama Magistrate’s...

Alleged Police Shooter Testifies in Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Ousainou Bojang, the person accused of shooting and killing two (2) policemen testified in his murder trial. The prosecution alleged that on...

Businessman Testifies in Police Shooting Case  

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Defence Counsel Lamin J. Darboe on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 cross-examined the prosecution witness, who claimed that he was the independent...

Police Fraud Investigator Continues Testimony in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes Trial

By Mariama Marong Police fraud investigator Sheriff Corr Tuesday, 20 February 2024, continued to give testimony in the economic crimes and corruption case involving three...

Koina Caste System Land Dispute Results in Deadlock

By Lamin Fatty A land case involving a man who belongs to the so-called slave class and man said to be from the so-called freeborn...

Witness says he delivered gold ornaments to Aisha Fatty

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Mr. Bocar Dia, a Senegalese goods transporter, has testified in the ongoing case involving Aisha Fatty and Abdoulaye Thiam. Thiam is claiming...

Police charge suspected armed robbers who opened fire in a robbery...

By Mustapha Jallow  Officials in the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Tuesday said suspects in Thursday’s attempted robbery in Fajara are slapped with several charges. The Police say the alleged perpetrators would...

Fraud Investigator Testifies in Health Officials’ Economic Crimes, Corruption Trial

By Mariama Marong Sheriff Corr, a member of the Fraud Squad Unit of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 testified in the...

Magistrate Transfers Sanyang Murder Case to High Court

By Louise Jobe Principal Magistrate A. Mendy of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 14 February 2024 transferred a murder trial involving a resident of...

Independent Witness Testifies in Alleged Police Shooter’s Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Alieu Cham testified on Monday, 12 February 2024 in the murder trial of Ousainou Bojang, who allegedly shot and killed...

Victim Testifies in Robbery & Stealing Case against 4

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Retired civil servant, Abdoulie A. Danso, testified in the robbery and stealing case involving four (4) Nigerian nationals. The four accused persons,...

Abdoulaye Thiam & Aisha Fatty Case Resumes after Long Break

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The civil case involving Senegalese business tycoon, Abdoulaye Thiam, against Gambia’s businesswoman, Aisha Fatty, has resumed for the first time in 2024 after the...

Judge Admits Contract, Other Documents in Senior Health Officials’ Corruption Trial

By Mariama Marong Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court on Monday, 12 February admitted into evidence contract and other documents in the criminal...

Lawyers for 6 Schools Challenge Competence of Students’ Veil Case

By Mariama Marong Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court is set to deliver a ruling on 21 March 2024 on whether the veil (hijab)...

Janjanbureh High Court Sentences Man to Death for Murder

By Lamin Fatty A trial judge in Janjanbureh High Court has convicted and sentenced a man to death for murder. The convict was one Bubacarr Bah....

Court Gives Time to State to Negotiate with Families of AKI...

By Mariama Marong Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of Banjul High Court has granted more time for the state to further negotiate with the representatives of Acute...

Court Asks Female Murder Suspect to Get a Lawyer

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Mariama Jallow, who has been accused of killing a 16-year-old boy in Brufut by stabbing him with a knife, has been told...