Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Legal Affairs

December 2022 Coup Trial Nears Judgment

By Kemeseng Sanneh The December 2022 alleged coup trial is almost coming to an end as the case has reached its final stage before judgement....

MOJ Wants Khadija Kebbeh’s Bail Bond to be Forfeited to the...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) The State filed a motion seeking a court order for the sureties of Kaddija Kebbeh to show cause why their bail...

Alleged Ring Leader Opens Defence in Coup Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, the alleged ring leader of the foiled December 2022 coup plot, has commenced giving evidence before the...

Reasons for Justice Mahoney’s Refusal of ‘No Case Submission’ in Coup...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) In last week’s edition, Foroyaa reported the reason why Justice Mahoney acquitted and discharged Corporal Omar Njie after the prosecution failed...

Judge Acquits Man in Wuli Murder Trial

By Lamin Fatty Justice Landing. M. Sanneh, the sitting provincial Judge at the Basse High Court, has freed one of the accused persons in the...

FIB-Vista Saga: Former Sheriff of High Court Clarifies

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) & Yankuba Jallow Justice Sheriff B. Tabally,the former Sheriff of the High Court and now a high court judge has provided...

Policeman Testifies in Baitullah Junior’s Sedition Trial

By Mariama Marong Essa Sowe, a policeman working at the Anti-Crime Unit of the Gambia Police Force on Tuesday, 14 March gave evidence in the...

Real Estate CEO Faces Charges At Brikama Magistrate Court

By Louise Jobe Lamin Mboge, the Chief Executive Officer of Gam Housing Estate Company, faces criminal charges at the Brikama Magistrate Court, regarding the recovery...

Lawyer Concludes Marathon Interrogation of Witness in Coup Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) Lawyer Lamin S. Camara on Tuesday, 28 February continued with his extended cross-examination of Captain Mamat Cham of the Gambia Armed...

Lawyer Questions Sabally Over Comments Made against Abubacar Jawara

By Kemeseng Sanneh Lawyer Ida Drammeh representing business tycoon Abubacar Jawara on Friday continued with her cross-examination Momodou Sabally over comments he made about his...

State Searching for Khadija Kebbeh

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) State Counsels from the Ministry of Justice have informed the high court they are searching for Khadija Kebbeh to arrest her,...

Marabout Testifies in Coup on His Encounter with 2 Alleged Coupists

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)One Yahya Manjang, who identified himself as a teacher and a marabout, Thursday said he was consulted by Lance Corporal Sanna...

Lawyer Cross-examines in Kumba Sinyan’s Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX)Lawyer Sagar Twum for Kumba Sinyan Thursday cross-examined late Lamarana Jallow’s roommate.Alhagie Sonko, the witness said he knew Lamarana Jallow (deceased)...

Fourth Accused Person In Koina Caste Trial Absconds

By Lamin Fatty One Banta Gumanneh, the fourth accused person in the long awaited criminal trial that emanated from the Koina caste scuffle of 2019,...

Witness Testifies on Lama & Kumba Sinyan’s Relationship

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A former roommate to the late Lamarana Jallow (deceased) on Thursday, 26th January gave a detailed testimony on the relationship between...

State File Fresh Charges against Alleged Coup Plotters

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The State have pressed new charges against 5 security personnel allegedly involved in the December 2022 alleged foiled coup. The new charges...

Court Admits Several Audios in Sabally’s Defamation Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Justice Bakre of the high court annex in Banjul has admitted several audios in a defamation case brought against Momodou Sabally,...

State Requests For More Time In Alleged Coup Trial

By Yankuba Jallow The Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, Abdul Maita Yusuf, has requested for the court to give them more time to enable them...

Momodou Sabally’s Defamation Trial Proceeds

By Kemeseng Sanneh The defamation trial involving Abubacar Jawara (businessman) against Momodou Sabally (politician) proceeded before the High Court Annex in Banjul on Tuesday, 17th...

Absence of Prosecution Witness Impedes Kumba Sinyan’s Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The absence of prosecution witness yesterday Thursday 12th January 2023, impeded the murder trial of Kumba Sinyan, who is standing trial...