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Barrister LJ Darboe Says Prosecution Fabricated Case against Ousainou Bojang

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has stated that the case against Ousainou Bojang is a fabrication. He mentioned this in his...

Lawyer LK Mboge Asks Court to Release Amie Bojang in Police...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Lamin Mboge has made an application before the high court seeking to obtain the release of his client, Amie...

Alleged Fraudster in Court for Faking American Passport

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Abdoulie Keita was arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court on allegation of making forged American passport contrary to section 320(b) of...

Court Frees Man Accused of Stealing 1.3 Million Dalasi

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Magistrate Muhammed Krubally has released Suwaibou Sonko, who was charged with stealing one million, three hundred and sixty-one thousand, five hundred...

Man Arraigned in Court for Obtaining D600,000 by False Pretense

By Kemeseng Sanneh (kexx) ASP E. Sarr, representing the Inspector General of Police, arraigned Bully Saho for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence contrary to...

Police Prosecutor Says Yankuba Darboe Abusing Court Processes

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Yankuba Darboe filed a motion asking the Banjul Magistrate’s Court to stay his case while he pursues his appeal at the...

Drug Squad Losing Cases for a Simple Reason

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG) also known as drug squad has lost two cocaine cases in a row...

Ebrima Dibba Asks Court to Free Him in Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Bory S. Touray for Ebrima Dibba has made a “no case submission” as he asked the court to free...

Court Transcriber Testifies in Ebrima Dibba’s Sedition Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh  A seasoned court transcriber working with the Judiciary of the Gambia on Monday, 9 September 2024 testified in the sedition trial involving...

Magistrate Krubally Places D12 Million Bond on Man Accused of Stealing

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principal Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to one Modou Lamin Baldeh standing trial for stealing...

Government Re-Gazette Draft Constitution

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A press release from the Ministry of Information indicates that the Government of The Gambia has considered and reviewed the Draft...

Gambia Armed Forces Continues to Defy Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has still not complied with the court order to reinstate former Corporal Omar Sajor, who was...

Man Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Rape

By Lamin Fatty  Justice Landing. M. Sanneh of the Basse High Court on Monday, 29July 2024 convicted and sentenced one Bojang Jallow for rape and other...

Magistrate Orders Deportation of 31 Africans 

By Louise Jobe  Principal Magistrate Fatou Darboe-Jaguraga of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday ordered the deportation of several citizens of African countries for failure...

Justice Jaiteh Clarifies Lamin Lang Sanyang’s Prison Sentence

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lamin Lang Sanyang, a convict in the NIA 9 trial made an application to the court seeking clarification regarding his prison...

Gambia’s Chief Justice Presides Over the Enrolment of 5 New Lawyers into...

The Chief Justice of The Gambia who doubles as the Chairman of the General Legal Counsel, Hassan B. Jallow, on Tuesday, 6th August 2024...

Defence Lawyers in Police Shooting Case to Make “No Case Submission”

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Defence lawyers Lamin J. Darboe and Lamin K. Mboge have both informed Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court that...

Lawyer to Face Disciplinary Action after Protesting in Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh of the Banjul High Court has asked the General Legal Council to take disciplinary action tagainst Lawyer...

Almameh Gibba, Others Ask Supreme  to Decriminalise Female Circumcision in The...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala and seven (7) others have filed a case before the Supreme Court...

Judge Cautions Inspector General of Police 

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Zainab Jawara-Alami of the Banjul High Court has cautioned the Inspector General of Police on how to conduct arrest to...