Saturday, October 5, 2024

Legal Affairs

Police Inspector Testifies in  British Lady

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Inspector Landing Danso of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Monday, 1 July testified in the murder trial of Augustine Bangura,...

Student Rape Victim Recounts Her Victimisation

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A 14-year-old student and victim of rape testified before Principal Magistrate Sallah Mba’i regarding her alleged victimisation. The police charged one Ebou...

Magistrate Remands 5 Youths on Allegation of Robbery

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principal Magistrate Sallah Mba’I has passed an order for the five (5) young men accused of robbery to be remanded at Mile...

Kumba Sinyan Testifies in Her Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Kumba Sinyan, a Gambian lady accused of killing her boyfriend, Lamarana Jallow, in what could be best described as gruesome murder,...

Lawyer in Police Shooting Case Wants to Recall 3 Witnesses

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Senior Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has filed a motion (application) seeking the court’s permission to recall three of the prosecution witnesses in...

Lawyer Omar Jammeh Sues Rongo Seeking D100 Million for Alleged Defamation

Omar Jammeh, a legal practitioner, has sued Momodou Lamin Jarjue known as Rongo seeking One Hundred Million Dalasi (D100,000) from the artist for defamation...

Defence Counsel in Health Officials Economic Crimes Trial Accuses Police

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) The lawyer representing three (3) senior health officials standing trial on economic crimes and official corruption case has informed the high...

Rongo Wants D175 Million from Lawyer Omar Jammeh for Forging Land...

By Nelson Manneh Momodou L Jarju alias Rongo has made a counterclaim against Lawyer Omar Jammeh, who sued him for defamation and breach of contract.  Rongo...

Alleged Drug Peddler Paulo Djabi Wants Court to Unfreeze His Bank...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Paulo Djabi, an alleged dealer in prohibited drugs, has filed a motion requesting the high court to free his frozen accounts...

Two Banks Provide Aisha Fatty’s Bank Statements 

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Eco Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) have furnished the high court with the account details of Aisha Fatty in...

Businessman Testifies in Westfield Bureau Murder Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh Abdoulie Sillah, a businessman, Thursday testified in the murder trial involving Arona Tine, who allegedly killed a staff of a money exchange...

Military Ballistic Expert Testifies in Police Shooting Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Major Bubacarr Bah, a ballistic expert working in the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and a resident of Sukuta testified in the...

Victim of Assault, Domestic Violence Continues Testimony in Husband’s Trial

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A victim of intentional wounding, assault causing grievous bodily harm, and domestic violence continued with her testimony in her husband's criminal...

Motorist Recounts Receiving Overpayment for Transporting Murder Suspect Ousainou Bojang to...

By Yankuba Jallow  Baboucarr Manneh, a motorist who transports people to villages along the Gambia-Senegal border, Monday testified that Ousainou Bojang’s sister, Amie Bojang, overpaid...

Senegalese Court Acquits Aisha Fatty on Charges of Blackmailing Thiam 

By Kemeseng Sanneh (kexx) Aisha Fatty, a Gambian business lady accused of blackmail by a Senegalese business tycoon, has been acquitted and discharged by a...

Magistrate Says UDP’s Ebrima Dibba is Wrongly Charged

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Principle Magistrate Muhammed Krubally of the Banjul Magistrate’s Court on Thursday held that the police relied on the wrong section of...

Court to Rule in Rongo’s Case against 3 Alkalos & 14...

By Nelson Manneh Justice Ruqata Oremei Ayoola of the Banjul High Court Annex is set to rule on Rongo’s motion seeking court order for injunction...

UDP’s Ebrima Dibba Granted D100,000 Bail on Sedition Charge

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Political commentator Ebrima Dibba of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been granted bail by a trial magistrate in Banjul in...

Only Survivor in Sukuta-Traffic Light Shooting Case Testifies before Justice Jaiteh

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Ansey Jawo, the only Police officer, who survived in the Sukuta-Traffic Light police shooting case, testified in court before Justice Ebrima...

Aisha Fatty’s Criminal Trial in Senegal Adjourned Till Friday

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Criminal trial against Aisha Fatty at the high court in Senegal proceeded on Friday, 31st May and has been adjourned till...