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Momodou
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 Posted - 24 Mar 2007 : 15:17:50
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JUSTICE AGIM CAUTIONS ALLEGED TREASON SUSPECTS
By Fabakary B. Ceesay & Annia Gaye
Defense Counsel Lamin S. Camara has told the court martial that the accused persons are yet to receive their confiscated items. He said the items were seized last year and had not yet been returned to them.
Camara reminded the court that, since last year the accused persons’ family members have no access to their personal belongings which was seized from them. He said most of these people were arrested at their homes and offices, and that their personal items were confiscated and had not been returned to their family members.
Camara indicated that the properties included mobile phones, wrist watches, brief cases and monies. Camara said the accused persons know the people who took them from them. He asserted that he had on two occasions spoken to the prosecution about the missing properties, but still nothing had been done about them. Justice Agim said the court will make enquires from the state authorities in a bid to find out whether they have those items or not.
Agim warned the accused persons that if they know that their items are not with the state investigators, they should not make such allegations. He told them that their counsels were depending on what they (the accused) told them. But counsel Camara replied that the matter is not whether the state authorities have the items or not. “My lord they are having them,” he emphasised. Camara added that he will file a motion for the state to produce the items. Earlier on, counsel Camara had told the court that he was yet to file his written address to the court because the prosecution had not served him it’s address on time. He said due to the lengthy nature of the prosecution’s written address, he needed more time to go over it. Application for the defense to file their address to the court by the next sitting was granted. The case was heard at Yundum Barracks on Thursday 22nd March 2007.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 34/2007, 23 – 25 March 2007
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