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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 19 Oct 2006 : 13:11:22
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COURT GRANTS BAIL TO RAMBO AND OTHERS
By Bubacarr K. Sowe & Fabakary B. Ceesay
Three members of the United Democratic Party were on Tuesday granted bail by Justice Monageng of the Banjul High court.
Ousman Jatta (Rambo), the Councilor of Bakau Ward , and Kanyiba Kanyi were released after their lawyers informed the High Court that the detention of their clients is unlawful. The third, Foday Bah, was granted bail in the sum of D200, 000 dalasis and that he must provide two Gambian sureties.
However, the three applications made by Neneh Cham-Chongan ere objected to by the state counsel, Nyaloum Sarr. Neneh Cham posited that Kanyi and Jatta have not been charged by the state. Mr. Bah is charged with insulting the President and is currently standing trial at the Brikama Magistrate Court.
Meanwhile, a day before this ruling was made, the trial of Ousman Jatta was adjourned due to the absence of the state counsel, the defense counsel and the defendant himself who was held in custody.
In the previous sitting, Magistrate Sanyang had warned the prosecutor to produce Councillor Jatta in subsequent sittings following which he will strike out the case. Councillor Jatta was said to have been detained by security agents at an undisclosed location. When the case was called on Monday 16th October 2006 before Principal Magistrate Kebba Sanyang of the Kanifing Magistrate Court, both parties were absent. The state prosecutor, Inspector Bojang and defense counsel, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe were not in court together with the accused person, Councillor Ousman Jatta. The case was then adjourned to the 1st of November 2006. It could be recalled that Councilor Ousman Jatta was arrested and detained in June for allegedly using abusive language in public. He was taken to court by the state, remanded in custody and later granted bail. He was re-arrested late September and has since then been in detention.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 90/2006, 18-22 October, 2006
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
1295 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2006 : 16:00:02
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| Good news and is about time for them to get bail. |
There is no god but Allah |
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Momodou
Denmark
11833 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jun 2007 : 21:44:59
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RELEASE OF RAMBO AND KANYIBA SUFFERS SET BACK
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
The writ of Habeas Corpus filed on behalf of Ousman Jatta (alias Rambo), Councillor for Bakau ward and Kanyiba Kanyi, an employee of the Christian Children Fund (CCF), could not be heard by the High Court on Tuesday, June 19. Emmanuel Fagbenle, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), who is representing the state told the court that they would want a short adjournment of the case.
Habeas Corpus is a writ challenging the detention of a person in official or private custody. The matter was deferred and is expected back in court today, Wednesday. The writ of Habeas Corpus was filed by the duo’s lawyer, Ousainou Darboe, who challenged their alleged detention by the state since September 2006.
Following the application, the court gave a ruling, on June 5, ordering the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney General and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to produce Messrs. Jatta and Kanyi in court on June 7.
The state counsel, Mr. Fagbenle indicated to the court that the alleged detainees are not in the custody of the state.
According to the appellants counsel, Messrs. Jatta and Kanyiba disappeared few days before the September 2006 presidential election. Jatta is a member of the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) and councillor for Bakau Ward and Kanyi is also a UDP militant and a native of Bonto village in Kombo East.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.71/2007, June 20 – 21 June 2007 |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
3820 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jun 2007 : 00:05:15
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More evidence of blatant lawlessness in Gambia. The crime of staging a coup is dangerous to an extent that criminal conduct becomes legitimate where leaders become the chief crime makers. |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 21 Jun 2007 : 00:14:03
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What type of a country is the Gambia of today?One news is aired and within a second,it is countered.Anyway my heart goes for those detained unlawfully.I can imagine what their families are going through.God guide us all amen.
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jambo
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Posted - 21 Jun 2007 : 10:47:07
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so where are they , their families must be climbing the walls |
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