Friday, May 17, 2024

Legal Affairs

TRRC Invites Persons Who Suffered Human Rights Violations to Submit Their...

By Nelson Manneh &Yankuba Jallow The Chairman of the Truth Commission Lamin Sise has recently invited all persons who suffered human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by...

Former NIA Deputy Director Denies Ordering ‘Junglers’ to Torture GAF’s Army...

By Yankuba Jallow Foday Momodou Hydara, former Deputy Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Thursday, 4th February 2021 denied Pierre Mendy’s allegation that...

TRRC Witness says he was Tortured by Former President’s Henchmen

By Nelson Manneh Mr. Alhagie Lang Ceesay, alias Kebba Dibba, told the TRRC on Tuesday 2nd February, 2021, that he was tortured by the former president’s...

TRRC: Police Officer says Principal Witness in Treason Trial of Lan...

By Nelson Manneh Lamin Cham, Officer Commanding the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at Brikama Police Station, Tuesday told the Truth Commission (TRRC) that the principal...

“I was a strong Sympathizer of the APRC,” says former NIA...

By Nelson Manneh Mr Abdoulie Kujabi, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), appeared before the TRRC on Monday and said he was...

Magistrates Directed to Hear Rent Cases

By Yankuba Jallow Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, in consultation and concurrence with President Adama Barrow, has disclosed that he has...

TRRC: Described as One of the Worst Torturers, Darboe Denies Mistreating...

By Nelson Manneh Adversely mentioned by dozens of witnesses before the Truth Commission (TRRC) and described as one of the Torturers at the spy agency,...

Attorney General Makes U-Turn in Property Case Involving Anti-Crime Headquarters

By Yankuba Jallow The Attorney General has made a change in position regarding the property serving as the Anti-Crime Headquarters in Bijilo which is the...

Drug Squad Operations Director Testifies before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Ebrima Drammeh, alias Jim Drammeh, Director of Operations at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG), has on Wednesday testified before...

Former NIA DG Criticizes Yahya Jammeh

By Nelson Manneh Harry Sambou, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has told the TRRC that Yahya Jammeh was only interested in...

Supreme Court Declares Gambians Living in Diaspora Can Vote in Elections,...

By Yankuba Jallow The Supreme Court of The Gambia has on Wednesday, 27th January 2021 ruled that Gambians living in Diaspora can register and vote...

BCC CEO Appears Before Ombudsman after the Issuance of Arrest Warrant

By Yankuba Jallow Banjul City Council CEO has appeared before the Ombudsman after the latter issued an arrest warrant against him. Mr Mustapha Bachilly was required...

Supreme Court Holds Yankuba Touray Lacks ‘Constitutional Immunity’

By Yankuba Jallow The Supreme Court of The Gambia in a unanimous decision held that ex-military captain Yankuba Touray is not entitled to constitutional immunity...

NA Clerk’s Lawyer Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss D54 Million Loan...

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer Ida Drammeh for the Clerk of the National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the case involving her client...

Lawyer Sisay Sabally Accuses National Assembly of Violating the Constitution

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer Hawa Sisay Sabally for two civil society groups has accused the National Assembly of abrogating their responsibility to act in the...

Lawyers in Sheriffo Sonko & IEC Case Make Final Arguments

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyers in the civil case involving Sheriffo Sonko, the Chairperson of Brikama Area Council (BAC) and the Independent Electoral Commission have on...

Attorney General Makes Submission in Controversial D54 Million NA Loan Case

By Yankuba Jallow Counsel Binga D for the Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that no law was violated allocating the by Parliamentarians in...

Lawyers Argue over D54 Million Loan to NAMS

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong Lawyers in the controversial case of the 54 million dalasi loan for lawmakers have on Monday, 25th January completed...

Former Director General of NIA Describes Yahya Jammeh as a Sadist

By Nelson Manneh A former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency Harry Sambou has on Monday 25th January 2021 described Yahya Jammeh as a sadist. Sambou...

Court Sentences Man Convicted of Murder to Life Imprisonment

By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong A trial judge in Banjul on Monday, 25th January sentenced one Abdul Aziz Njie, a Senegalese national to life imprisonment...