(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…]
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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…]
Gambia: Man 40 Gets 10 Years For Rape, Impregnating Girl 14
(JollofNews) – A local magistrate in the Gambia has sentenced a 40-year-old man for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. Malang Tendeng of Mariama Kunda village, West Coast Region, Weston Division, is said to have lured the girl into his bedroom and forced himself on to her in February this[Read More…]