Five soldiers and two officers of the Gambia Armed Forces( GAF) have denied charges of conspiring to endeavour or prepare the ground for Barrow’s removal. Sanna Fadera, Gibriel Darboe, Ebrima Sano, Omar Colley, Baboucarr Njie and Mbara Touray have all denied the charges of conspiring among themselves between October and[Read More…]
Human Rights
Darboe Wants Alleged Coup Plot Investigators Named
A critic of President Adama Barrow, Omar Boni Darboe, has expressed his dissatisfaction over the shrouding in secrecy of the names of those tasked to investigate the alleged coup plot. On 27 December 2022, the Solicitor General administered an oath of secrecy to an 11-member panel to set the ball[Read More…]
Nat’l Security Adviser Hints At Conspiracy Between Military & Civilians In ‘Coup Attempt’
The National Security Adviser, Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng, has hinted at suspected elaborate web of conspiracy between civilians and some members of the Gambia’s army in an “attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government of President Adama Barrow”. Though, he did not name names of the civilians suspected of collaborating in the[Read More…]