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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 03 Oct 2007 : 21:40:05
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Young Man Sentenced To Death For Murder
By Fabakary B. Ceesay
Principal Magistrate Moses Richards of the Kanifing Magistrates Court has on Tuesday 2 October convicted and sentenced one Sulayman Bah, a young man, to death on a charge of murder. According to the facts adduced before the court, Mr. Sulayman Bah and Mamudou Jallow were involved in a brawl at Dippa Kunda on the 1st of September 2007. The brawl was said to have been caused by a dispute over D10 which resulted in a fight.
According to the police prosecutor, Inspector Touray, Sulayman Bah angrily took an iron bar and hit Mamdou Jallow on the head thereby shattering his head in to pieces. He was said to have been rushed to Serrekunda Clinic and later transferred to Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH) where he was pronounced death. The said iron bar and seven photographs of the deceased were tendered in court as exhibits. The accused told the court that he was beaten and electrocuted by the police to confess to the allegation of killing Mr. Jallow. He said the first time he appeared in court, he did not understood the language of the interpreter. Magistrate Richards said killing is very rampant in our society and that it is the duty of the court to put a stop to it. Magistrate Richards therefore convicted Mr. Bah on section 187 of the Criminal Code, Laws of The Gambia, for murder and sentenced him to death under section 188 of the Criminal Code, laws of The Gambia.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 116/2007, 3 - 4 October, 2007
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kayjatta
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Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 00:11:28
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| I am wondering if the magistrates and judges in the Gambia give detail written opinions on cases they decide.If they do, where are they available at? All the judgments I see published are very brief and scanty as to the facts and points of law. In the U.S. every case decided by the courts comes with a detail opinion that other legal professionals,students of law and the public have access to.Does any one know? Thanks. |
Edited by - kayjatta on 04 Oct 2007 08:18:21 |
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 10:10:13
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now this is fast, fight on 1 sept 2007 and sentenced on 2 octber , i wonder that they can prepare the case that quickly.
also this is a manslaughter, accidental killing, but not out and out murder.
gambia definately giving out messages.
the accused could not understand the language of the interpreter, hmmm |
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Prince
507 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 17:51:28
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| A totally ridiculous delivery of justice! This is a textbook demonstration of "miscarriage of justice". Like Kay said, students and people interested in law may want to see how the "obviously poor man" was prosecuted. |
"When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty." |
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Eve
Gambia
344 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 18:40:04
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| where is gambia going |
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Lily
United Kingdom
422 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 19:44:25
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| Not good ...... |
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anna
Netherlands
730 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 22:05:02
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| I cannot believe they will actually kill him. Have executions taken place lately? |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
Amadou Hampate Ba (Mali) |
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tapalapa
United Kingdom
202 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 00:18:17
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Do I see more sympathy being given to this man than Mrs. Tamba ?
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Alhassan
Sweden
813 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 08:44:01
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quote:
Originally posted by kayjatta
I am wondering if the magistrates and judges in the Gambia give detail written opinions on cases they decide.If they do, where are they available at? All the judgments I see published are very brief and scanty as to the facts and points of law. In the U.S. every case decided by the courts comes with a detail opinion that other legal professionals,students of law and the public have access to.Does any one know? Thanks.
kayjatta,
I suggest you ask in the Gambia. Most of the people on this forum have little information on such things. I do not have a clue. Those intrested should find out from Gambia. Ask the Allgambian journalists they sure have a clue or a channel to find out. |
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kayjatta
2978 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 09:02:27
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| Thanks Alhassan for that info. |
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Lily
United Kingdom
422 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 13:42:08
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Not from me Tapa - I feel the same about the death penalty whether it be given to male or female. I am against it. As to who is more to blame for their crimes, I honestly don't know; as to mitigating circumstances for either of them - I don't know. Both cases seem to have been conducted with undue haste; I have a bad feeling about the way the judges are behaving (or being asked to behave). I don't know why this is happening now...
All I know is that I believe the death penalty to be inhuman - and yes, I know murder is too - before anyone says it!! I don't condone murder, I don't condone violence, I hate the principal of revenge. Justice, yes but revenge, no. |
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jambo
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Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 18:00:28
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| the reason i commneted on this look how quick it came to court and lookhow quick there is a judgement |
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