(JollofNews) – A Gambian security guard wo was arrested on Friday for staging a 20-hour protest on the rafters of a Tesco store in Reading, United Kingdom, has been ordered to pay £20 administration fine by a local magistrate. Adama Jammeh, 45, appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, charged[Read More…]
Justice
Gambia: Justice Minister Concerned About Possible In-Camera Hearing
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Justice Minister, Aboubacarr Tambadou, Monday said he shares concerns raised by Lawyer Amie Bensouda, over a possible in-camera hearing at the commission of inquiry probing allegations of corruption against former President Yahya Jammeh and his associates. “It potentially sets a dangerous precedent,” Tambadou told journalists during[Read More…]
Commission: Witnesses Recount How Jammeh Drained Millions From Gambia’s Central Bank
(JollofNews) – The ongoing commission of inquiry into the financial activities of former President Jammeh and his associates Wednesday heard more testimonies on how the country’s former long-term ruler and one of his aide, General Saul Badjie drained millions of different currencies from the Central Bank of the Gambia. Giving[Read More…]