Fresh charges for Manlafi

ASP Manlafi Sanyang, former head of vehicle control unit at the State House, continue to received more fresh charges at proceedings into the vehicle theft charge against him before Senior Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu of the Banjul Magistrates Court.

Emmanuel Fagbenle, director of public prosecution (DPP) on Thursday, slammed fresh charges contained in two counts of abuse of office contrary to Section 90 of the Criminal Code and stealing contrary to Section 252 of the Criminal Code Cap 10 volume III laws of The Gambia.

When the case was mentioned, DPP applied for substitution of the previous charge against the accused with a fresh charge. He relied on Section 169 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to back up his submission. The application was granted by Senior Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu.

According to the particulars of the offense fresh charge, count 1 stated that, Mr Manlafi Sanyang sometime in June 2002, in the city of Banjul, while being in the employment of the government of The Gambia as head of the government vehicle control unit, stole motor vehicle with registration number BJL 4591A being the property of the government of The Gambia.

Count 2 stated that, Manlafi Sanyang, while in the employment of the government of The Gambia stole D75,000 (seventy five thousand dalasis) been the proceed of the sell of the  vehicle registration number BJL 4591A.