(JollofNews) – First, President Adama Barrow took amendments to the parliament for changes to the electoral laws and on the age of the vice president and judges. A week later, the Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou, embarrassingly said he was not aware that there was a constitutional amendment being proposed[Read More…]
Year: 2017
London Letter With Dida Halake: Ba Tambedou v Mai Fatty: Will The NIA 9 Be Freed Soon?
(JollofNews) -For those unaware this is what happened on 23 March 2017. First, Justice Minister and Attorney General, Ba Tambedou, called a press conference and criticised the haste with which the police investigated, arrested and charged the NIA 9 in the case of Solo Sandeng’s murder. The police are as[Read More…]
Gambia: Justice Minister Rebukes Interior Minister Over ‘Hasty’ Arrest Of Ex-Spy Chiefs
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Interior Minister, Mai Ahmad Fatty has been strongly criticised for hastily orchestrating the arrest and detention of former intelligence officials without building strong evidence or notifying the Ministry of Justice. Nine former senior intelligence officials were arrested and charged for the torture and murder of Solo Sandeng,[Read More…]