Monday, October 20, 2025

Legal Affairs

Yank’s Touray Partially Succeeds in His Two Motions

By Yankuba Jallow Yankuba Touray’s lawyer, Abdoulie Sisoho succeeded in one of his motions while the other was refused by the High Court on Monday. Counsel...

Nurse Blames Ex-President Jammeh, Others for his Brother’s Death

By Nelson Manneh A nurse on Wednesday, 8th July 2020 testified before the TRRC on how his brother was killed by one of the drivers...

IGP drop Charges against Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh – NHRC announces

By Mustapha Jallow The National Human Rights Commission has on Friday announced that all the charges preferred against activist Madi Jobarteh, have been dropped by...

Ex-President Jammeh’s Convoy Driver Testifies before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Warrant Officer Class 2, Lamin Sillah, who was a convoy driver during Yahya Jammeh’s regime, on Thursday 9th July, testified before the...

High Court Set to Rule in Yankuba Touray’s Murder Trial

By Yankuba Jallow The Banjul High Court will on Monday, 13th July 2020 rule in the murder trial involving Yankuba Touray, an erstwhile Minister of...

Court of Appeal Dismisses Case of Mohamed Bazzi

By: Yankuba Jallow The appeal case of Lebanese businessman Mohamed Ibrahim Bazzi, has on Thursday suffered a blow before justices of the Court of Appeal,...

Lawyer for Alleged Serial Rapist Request for Time

By Yankuba Jallow Lawyer Kebba Sanyang, who is representing an alleged serial rapist, on Thursday requested adjournment from the Court to enable him have time...

TRRC says Jammeh’s convoy was involved in over 40 accidents

By Nelson Manneh Counsel Sagar C.T Jahateh on Wednesday, 8th July 2020 said the investigation unit of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has...

Koro Ceesay’s Demise was not Investigated says Lawyer Yusuf

By Nelson Manneh Lawyer Abdul Maita Yusuf, the Principal State Counsel in the murder case involving Yankuba Touray said Ousman Koro Ceesay’s dead was not...

Gambia Intercepts 32 Fishing Vessels Over Licensing Violations Since 2018

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia Government has since 2018 intercepted thirty-two (32) fishing vessels for violating their licensing conditions, the Minister of Fisheries and Water...

Gambia in 2014 unilaterally Revoked Fishing Agreement with Senegal without following...

By Momodou Jarju The Gambia government under the leadership of exiled and former President Yahya Jammeh unilaterally revoked the fishing agreement she had with neighboring...

Parliamentarians Pass Bill Paving Way for the Appointment of Magistrates as...

By: Kebba AF Touray The Legislature has on Tuesday 7th July 2020, passed the Constitutional (Amendment) and the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Bills 2020. The...

David Colley Applied Colonial Law While He Was Prison Service Boss

By Momodou Jarju The former Director General of the prison service of The Gambia, David Charles Colley, has been using colonial law to discharge his...

Gambia’s Prison Service Was Trapped in Fear, Incompetence under Jammeh Era,...

By Momodou Jarju Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has indicated that the Gambia’s prison service under...

Defence Lawyer Objects to State’s Request for Adjournment in Yanks Touray’s...

By Nelson Manneh Adoulie Sisoho on Monday asked the Court not to grant an adjournment request sought by the State in the case of his...

Soldier Caught With Suspected Cannabis in Foni Charged

By Mustapha Jallow Lance Corporal Nuha Conteh, a soldier who was caught with suspected cannabis has been charged and will be arraigned before the Brikama...

David Colley Finally Admits Food Served in Prisons Was Bad

By Momodou Jarju The former director of the prison service, David Charles Colley, has on Monday admitted that the food served in the prisons for...

Gambia Arrests 63 People for Drug Trafficking, Possession

By Mustapha Jallow Drug enforcement officers have apprehended fifty-seven (57) Gambians and six foreign nationals for drug trafficking in June 2020. Seventeen detainees were paraded at...

Current Occupants of Kerr Mot Hali take Sering Ndigal Followers to...

By Nelson Manneh The current residents of Kerr Mot Hali village have instituted civil action against the followers of Sering Ndigal, who are currently in...

Court of Appeal Dismisses Ex-President Jammeh’s Brother Case

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Court of Appeal has on Thursday, 2nd July 2020 unanimously dismissed the case of Ansumana Jammeh, a younger brother to...