Over 600,000 CFA Theft Case in Court

Prosecutor Cadet-Inspector Mballow is expected to furnish the court with some facts in a case involving one Ali Conteh who pleaded guilty of stealing 615,050 CFA. The accused was charged on two counts and the case was presided over by Senior Abdoulie Mback of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.

Count one stated that on the 8thOctober 2008, at BakauTown, the accused, Ali Conteh, broke into the house of one Pierre Sarr to commit a felony.

According to count two, the accused on the same date and place stole cash of D15, 000 and 615,050 CFA, property of the said Pierre Sarr.

Cadet-Inspector Mballow applied for an adjournment so that he could acquaint himself with the case, as it was assigned to him the day the accused was arraigned before the court.

Magistrate Mbackeh granted the application, remanded the accused in custody and adjourned the case to the 2ndDecember, 2008, when judgement would be delivered after Cadet-Inspector Mballow has provided the court with the facts of the matter.