(JollofNews) – Lawyers defending nine former senior officers of the Gambia National Intelligence Agency (NIA) accused of killing an executive member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have expressed anger at their continuous detention at the notorious Mile Two Prisons. Yankuba Badjie, Louis Gomez, Yusupha Jammeh, Lamin Lang Sanyang, Tamba[Read More…]
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Gambia Seeks Extradition Of Ex-Interior Minister Ousman Sonko
(JollofNews) – The government of the Gambia will seek the extradition of the country’s former minister of the Interior, Ousman Sonko, from Switzerland, new Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty said on Friday. Mr Sonko was arrested in January by Swiss authorities following a request for asylum. His arrest was triggered[Read More…]
Gambia’s Barrow Urged To Show Strong Commitment To Media Freedom
(JollofNews)- President Adama Barrow of the Gambia was Thursday asked by media group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to demonstrate a strong commitment to media freedom by condemning the intimidation of journalists by his supporters. RSF also urged him to continue his initiatives with regard to justice and the search for the[Read More…]
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