Friday, May 3, 2024

Legal Affairs

3 Years Jotna Case: Police Witness Says Protesters were Hostile

By Yankuba Jallow A police witness in the 3 Years Jotna criminal case on Wednesday said the 26th January 2020 protesters were hostile and violated the...

Son renounced his Yahya Jammeh name after his father’s ordeal

By Yankuba Jallow Banta Jaiteh, a real estate businessman who appeared before the TRRC on Tuesday, 24th November 2020 said his son who he named...

Supreme Court Refers Sheriffo Sonko & IEC Case Back to High...

By Yankuba Jallow The Justices of the Supreme Court have on Tuesday, 24th November 2020 sent back the case involving Mr Sheriffo Sonko, the Chairman...

Lawyer Gaye Sowe, 2 Others Apply to Be Heard in Yanks...

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyers Neneh MC Cham, Gaye Sowe and Salieu Taal have on Tuesday informed the apex court that they want to make submissions...

Ex-Deputy IG Blames Judiciary for Enabling Human Rights Violations

By Yankuba Jallow Momodou Gaye, an erstwhile deputy Inspector General of Police has blamed the Judiciary for their engagement in the human rights violations that...

Operators of six vessels to decide how authorities will handle their...

By Mustapha Jallow Operators of six foreign vessels that were intercepted recently after they were found fishing illegally in Gambia’s territorial waters will each be...

Six Vessels Intercepted for Illegal Fishing to Decide their Settlements

By Mustapha Jallow Six foreign vessels that were intercepted recently after found illegally fishing on Gambia’s territorial waters will each be served with a notification...

Major Abdou Karim Jah Blames Ex-President Jammeh for Dividing the Army

By Yankuba Jallow Major Abdou Karim Jah, the Director of Records at the defence headquarters has accused ex-President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh of dividing the army...

Brother and Sister Face Criminal Prosecution for Hiding Cannabis in a...

By Mustapha Jallow Two Nigeran nationals who were recently arrested for allegedly hiding 4 bundles of suspected cannabis inside a washing machine, are facing drug...

Brikama Magistrate’s Court Sentences Timber Dealer for Importing a Forest Product...

By Louise Jobe Magistrate Sainey B Joof of the Brikama Magistrate’s Court on Monday 16th November 2020, convicted one Abdoulie Jobe on a charge of...

High Court to Hear Pacholing Land Dispute Case Following Demolition Exercise

By: Louie Jobe A litigant has asked the High Court to make a declaration that a piece of Land of Land measuring 318m- 97.70m- 36.50m-80m-35m...

Gambia Navy Intercepts Six Foreign Vessels for Illegal Fishing

By Mustapha Jallow Gambian authorities have intercepted six (6) foreign vessels found fishing in a prohibited area in Gambia’s territorial waters, a military report said...

“The soldiers said I am a rebel”, TRRC Witness Tells Commissioners

By Yankuba Jallow Edrissa Njie, a resident of Farafenni, who was tortured by soldiers and NIA operatives in Banjul, has on Monday, 9th November 2020...

Chairperson Dr Lamin Sise Says 277 Witnesses have so far Testified...

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth Reconcilation and Reparation Commission said at the end of the 16th session, the...

Court Adjourns Protracted Criminal Trial of Yankuba Badjie, Others

By Yankuba Jallow The protracted criminal trial of former intelligence chiefs has suffered another setback following the absence of the eight accused person, Lamin Darboe. Darboe’s...

Witness Alleges Unlawful Detention at NIA with her Husband

By Yankuba Jallow A woman gardener in North Bank Region has on Monday, 9th November informed the Truth Commission that she was arrested by the...

High Court Refers Yankuba Touray’s Case to Supreme Court

By Yankuba Jallow/Nelson Manneh/Mariama Marong The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh has referred an application by ex-Captain Yankuba Touray to the...

Serign Ndigal and Followers Dragged to Court

By Nelson Manneh The present occupants of Kerr Mot Ali in the Central River Region have instituted civil action against Serign Ndigal and his...

Late Colonel Ndour Cham’s Relative Testifies before TRRC

By Yankuba Jallow Alieu Lowe, a relative to late Colonel Ndour Cham said he helped the military leader to escape after the failed May 2006...

Employee of MRC Recounts Ordeal at NIA

By Yankuba Jallow Lamin Bojang, an employee of the Medical Research Council (MRC) has on Thursday, 22nd October 2020 explained that he was tortured at...