Gambia’s High Court dismissed a legal challenge to Independent Electoral Commission’s recent decision to reject the nomination of Momodou Sabally on Friday, ruling that the case lack merit. Mr Sabally is seeking an order to set aside the decision of the Independent Electoral Commission – IEC to disqualify him from[Read More…]
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S/Africa: Opposition Slams Court Decision To Return Zuma To Prison
The ruling by the High Court to return former South African president Jacob Zuma to prison to complete his 15-month sentence would “serve no purpose” but to merely exact “political revenge,” a senior opposition official said on Thursday. The High Court on Wednesday ruled that Zuma’s freedom was unlawful and[Read More…]
Gambia: Court Urged To Halt Opposition Members’ Case
(JollofNews) – Lawyers representing the embattled leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and 19 of his supporters Thursday urged the high court in Banjul to halt proceedings pending the determination of the constitutionality of some of the charges against them by the Supreme Court. The opposition members who[Read More…]