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Momodou
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 Posted - 19 Jul 2007 : 01:57:51
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MAGISTRATE MBOTO TO HEAR FATOU JAW MANNEH’S CASE
By Abdou Jeli Keita
The criminal case involving Journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh and the State was mentioned at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Merley Wood, the prosecutor informed the honourable court that the accused (Fatou Jaw Manneh) and her counsel, Lamin S. Jobarteh were absent due to the fact that the defence counsel was engaged in the treason trial at the High Court.
The State Counsel, applied for an adjournment of the case on the grounds that the defence counsel, Lamin S. Jobarteh, was engaged in the treason trial at the High Court. She added that the Chief Justice gave a directive that the treason trial should be given accelerated hearing over other cases.
Magistrate Mboto considered the reasons advanced by the state counsel and adjourned the trial to 2 August 2007.
Readers may recalled that Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, on 3 July, this year, ruled that Journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh, who is standing trial on sedition charges, cannot be tried at his court and therefore transferred the matter to the Banjul Magistrates’ Court.
In his ruling, Magistrate Jawo indicated that the offences were committed while the accused was in the United States and the whole investigation into the matter was conducted in Banjul.
He said the first witness stated before the court that a complaint on the matter was lodged at the NIA office in Banjul and that they browsed and downloaded the article from the internet at the same place. Jawo added that the second witness also said he went to the NIA Headquarters in Banjul where the said article was given to him to read.
Magistrate Jawo ruled that the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has no jurisdiction to try the case and that he would transfer all the files pertaining to the matter to the Banjul Magistrates’ Court.
See also: http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3963
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper burning Issue
Issue No. 84/2007, 18 – 19 July 2007
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