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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 28 Mar 2007 : 18:02:07
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DR BADARA LOUM AND SURUWA JAITEH IN COURT
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
Dr. Badara Loum and Suruwa B.W Jaiteh, ex-permanent Secretaries at the Department of State for Agriculture (DOSA), were on Tuesday, March 27th arraigned before Justice Monageng at the High Court charged for causing monetary loss to a public body contrary to the Economic Crimes Decree.
The charged sheet stated that as Permanent Secretaries of DOSA between April 2005 and December 2006, being the accounting officers and entrusted with the responsibility of distributing and selling 47,775 metric tons of NPK fertilizer and 2,229 metric tons of Urea fertilizer valued at D51,480,100: (fifty one million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred dalasi), they willfully or by omission or recklessly handled and thereby caused losses to the government of The Gambia to the tune of D6,349,845.00 (six million, three hundred and forty nine thousand, eight hundred and forty five dalasi).
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 36/2007, 28-29 March, 2007
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Momodou
Denmark
11835 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2007 : 18:51:49
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LOUM AND JAITEH PLEAD NOT GUILTY
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
Dr. Badara Loum and Suruwa B.W Jaiteh, former Permanent Secretaries at the Department of state for Agriculture, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to an economic crime charge.
The two were dragged to court for allegedly mishandling 47,775 metric tonnes of NPK fertilizer and 2,229 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer valued at D51, 480,100.00 (fifty one million four hundred and eighty thousand hundred dalasis) thereby causing losses to Government of The Gambia to the tune of D6, 340,845.00 (six million three hundred and forty thousand eight hundred and forty-five dalasis).
The defence submitted that the charge was duplication.
In a ruling on Monday on the application Justice Monageng dismissed the application by the defence team.
Both men are to appear again at the High Court on April 9 2007.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 39/07, 4th – 5th April 2007 |
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