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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 13 Jan 2017 : 15:10:00
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APRC seeks court order to block Barrow’s inauguration
By Lamin Jahateh
The Point: Friday, January 13, 2017
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/aprc-seeks-court-order-to-block-barrows-inauguration
 The Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) party has filed for an injunction at the Supreme Court of The Gambia yesterday seeking a court order to block the inauguration of president-elect Adama Barrow, The Point newspaper has gathered.
Sources said the lawyer standing for the party in the petition case, Edward Gomez, yesterday afternoon, filed for the injunction.
The office of the Chief Justice confirmed receipt of the document, but it is not yet known when it will be determined.
President Yahya Jammeh initially accepted the result of the 1st December election which he lost after ruling the country for 22 years.
However, in a U-turn a week later that drew international condemnation, he denounced what he claimed was widespread fraud.
Subsequently, his APRC party filed a petition to challenge the result at the Supreme Court, but the court was unable to determine the petition on Tuesday as there were no judges to constitute a penal to determine it.
Chief Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle adjourned the hearing until Monday 16 January.
The court hired foreign judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone to hear Jammeh’s appeal. The judges would not be able to make it to Banjul until May, the Chief Justice confirmed.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 16 Jan 2017 : 14:59:17
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Just In
The Nigerian born Mercenary Gambian Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbale presiding over the so-called election petition of the outgoing President, Yahaya Jammeh has adjourned the hearing to May-November and said he cannot make orders to stop President Elect Adama Barrow from taking over as new President on Jan 19.
He said he will rescue himself from hearing the petition as its affect himself as Chief Justice.
Jammeh supreme court hope dash and now turning to Parliament to extend his mandate through a so called draft bill expected to be debate today. by Sainey MK Marenah |
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