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Bench Warrant For UK-Based Gambian

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Principal Magistrate Emmanuel Nkea of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court recently issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Momodou Lamin Dibba, a UK-based...

Arrest Warrant For Religious Leader, Accomplice

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke of the Kanifing Magistrates’ court recently issued a bench warrant, ordering the arrest of one Reverend Bannie...

Arrest Warrant For Court Official

Picture: Justice Moses Richards

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court Division of the High Court yesterday issued a bench warrant for the arrest and remand in custody...

Who is to Blame?

Thursday, September 03, 2009

We are dismayed by the reported arrest in Spain of six purported Gambian boxers en route to Italy for a boxing championship. The six Gambians are a...

Hearing Continues in Police Assault Case

Monday, May 11, 2009

Alagie Keita, a police officer, recently gave his own version of the circumstances arrest of one Tijan Jahna, of New Jeshwang, who is alleged to have...

Dutchman convicted for sedition

Monday, May 04, 2009

The Brikama Magistrates Court presided over by Principal Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh, recently convicted a Dutchman and sentenced him to a fine of...

Supposed Marabout Trial Opens

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The trial of Ismaila Leigh, a supposed marabout, who was charged with obtaining money by false pretence opened before the Brikama magistrates’ Court...

Mauritania ALERT: Two journalists detained briefly

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Abdallahi Ould Tfagha Moctar and Mohamed Lemine Ould Moustapha, reporters of Sahara Media, a Nouakchott-based independent newswire service were on...

Babylon case IGP ordered to arrest fugitive

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh, the presiding magistrate in the Babylon case at the Brikama Magistrate Court, has given orders to the Inspector General...

Court Orders Arrest of Husband in Assault Case

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

One Sutay Marie on Monday 2nd March 2009 appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court accused of assault causing...