A former speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly was Friday granted court bail after pleading not guilty to witness tampering. Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay is accused of interfering with information or witnesses of the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC). Prosecutors alleged alleged that the former speaker had with intent to[Read More…]
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Ex-Gambian Speaker Arrested For Alleged Witness Tampering
Authorities in the Gambia have arrested and detained a former speaker of the country’s National Assembly. Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, 61, was reportedly arrested on today (Thursday) shortly after she returned from Dakar,Senegal, where she serving as an ECOWAS election observer in the recently concluded presidential election. No reasons have been given[Read More…]
Detained Former Gambian Minister Gets D1 million Bail
A former Gambian minister who was detained last weekend for alleged witness tampering was Monday given a million Dalasi court bail. Yankuba Touray, a former AFPRC junta member and minister who held various portfolios during Ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year presidency, was arrested on Saturday and detained at Kairaba Police Station[Read More…]
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