Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 32/2007, 19 - 20 March 2007
Editorial
JUDICIARY, CUSTODIAN OF FAIR PLAY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE
LESSONS TO THE YOUNG MAGISTRATES
A new breed of magistrates are emerging in the Gambia. This is reflected on
Monday March 2007 at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court when Magistrate Pa Harry
Jammeh made a profound statement cautioning litigants going to the media to
give their personal opinion on cases that are before the court.
He indicated “I will never tolerate such reckless statements from anyone of
you, this matter is before the court and nobody can say anything about the
case just like he or she likes.”
This impartiality and independence is what is expected of a court.
Section 120 of the constitution states that “In the exercise of their
judicial functions, the courts, the judges and other holders of judicial office
shall be independent and shall be subject to this constitution and other laws.
Judicial officers shall not be subject to the control or direction of any
other person or authority.”
Section 124 adds that “It shall be the object of every court to deliver its
decision expeditiously.”
Section 222 paragraph (8)(c)states that “A public officer who exercises
judicial functions shall abstain from comment about the outcome of any pending or
anticipated legal proceedings in any court in The Gambia and require similar
abstention from his or her staff and others subject to his or her control.”
One can therefore understand Magistrate Jammeh’s position that litigants
should not make comments, which may be prejudicial to matters before him.
The reason the constitution gave the court the power to administer and
enforce the law is because of the realisation that without an impartial and
independent authority to give fair hearing to the claims of litigants people will
take the law into their own hands.
The law of the jungle will then prevail where might becomes right. This has
been the source of conflict in society.
Hence just courts that hold fair hearings and deliver justice without fear
or favour, affection or ill will are the custodians of just social order.
Those in charge of judicial proceedings should therefore acknowledge the
importance. They are sitting in the place of God. They decide life and death, liberty
and captivity, prosperity and destitution. If their decisions are just the
person who gets adverse decision will accept it without anger.
If the decision, are unjust one creates a monster full of contempt for the
courts in particular and society at large.
Let justice guide our actions towards the common good, then we will build a
society based on brotherhood and sisterhood.
LETTER TO NADD EXECUTIVE BY EX-FLAG BEARER, HALIFA SALLAH
Awareness And Organisation Are The Tools For The Attainment Of Dignity,
Liberty And Prosperity
Compatriots, in our meeting to decide the fate of NADD after the National
Assembly elections, I gave a summary of my view on the elections and my opinion
on the need to keep the office of flag bearer vacant until two years before
a presidential election, so that popular consent through a primary will be a
basis of determining candidature.
The objective of my summary on the way forward was designed to enable us to
come to a speedy decision in order to address the concerns of our activists.
I, however, promised to submit a comprehensive analysis at a subsequent date.
Herein lies the reason for conveying of this memorandum to you which shall
be submitted to the press so that our activists in particular and the people,
as a whole, will have access to its contents in order to excite a national
debate on the political future of our dear motherland.
I must say that, when I learnt of the results of the National Assembly
elections, which were preceded by an acquisition of 6% of the votes in the
presidential elections, my heart summoned me to call it a day.
However, when my wish was placed before the judgment seat of my mind, it
intimated that the present generation has the responsibility to hand over to the
future generation a better society than it inherited from its predecessors.
It intimated further that where few who have access to abundance have the
strength to turn their back at privileges to subordinate their hearts, minds and
every aspect of their very being to the mission of emancipating their
people, to give up before the mission is achieved, is neither a sign of prudence or
a manifestation of virtue. My conscience therefore rebelled against my heart
and now dictates that I remain not at the head, for it is not the divine
right of anyone to be a leader for life in a democratic society, but to become
part and parcel of the process of building a membership and collective
leadership that would be able to respond to the call of national duty in order to
carve an enlightened, free and prosperous destiny.
The Executive and membership of NADD have one of two options. They may put
NADD on ice and proceed to build the structures of their original parties or
restructure NADD, build its financial, diplomatic, knowledge and membership
base in villages, regions and population centres so that through periodic
workshops and seminars and annual congresses its principles, policies, programmes
and practices or method of work will be shaped by and known to all its
activists. Such an enlightened and organised membership alone or in collaboration
with the membership of other opposition Alliances may utilize the service of
the Independent Electoral Commission to hold primaries to select a
presidential candidate by popular consent two years before the 2011 presidential
elections. If such an agenda is adopted, all those who have the zeal to be a
presidential candidate to liberate the people, especially women aspirants, would
prepare themselves for such primaries.
Suffice it to say, the annual congresses up to 2010 will provide the general
membership with the opportunity to scrutinize the operation of the Alliance
and the performance of all those who handle leadership positions so as to
assign fitting roles and responsibilities to each.
Compatriots, political and historical science teaches us that no society can
change for the better without awareness and organisation. Change agents must
be the embodiment of awareness and organizational capacity. NADD activists
must therefore be aware and organised. The nurturing of such a membership
impose new demands on the member parties of NADD and their general membership who
are affiliated to NADD. It calls for a restructuring of a mammoth scale.
Suffice it to say, the successful engineering of such restructuring is
inconceivable without the full appreciation and acknowledgement of NADD’s
obstacles, shortcomings and achievements.
In my view, a balanced view is not to dwell exclusively on the obstacles and
shortcomings or the achievements. To take a one sided view of the obstacles
and shortcomings will lead to fatalism and despair. A political void or chasm
emerges which no one can fill. Society therefore recedes into the old
proverbial catch phrase, where the controllers of power become the proverbial cat
and the opponent becomes the proverbial mice who blame each other continuously
and turn to each other invariably and ask before every election “who will
bell the cat.”
On the other hand, to dwell on the achievements alone will lead to the
overlooking of individual and collective shortcomings and promote self
righteousness and the building of “castles in the air” In this situation, one looks for
faults We end up finding faults to blame others instead of diagnosing
illness in order to cure it.
Compatriots, the 21st Century is not waiting for the writers of history.
They invariably must follow events. Each century can only be shaped by the
makers of history, that is, those who are ready to utilize their collective
intelligence to guide their creative hands to build a collective destiny of
liberty, dignity and prosperity.
This is therefore the time for sober thinking. It is time for realism.
It is incontrovertible that NADD is a definite entity with its nature and
characteristics. It has principles, policies, programmes and practices. It has
aims and objectives. It has a leadership and activists. NADD can neither be
equated with any individual party comprising the alliance nor with the sum
total of the different parties. Obstacles, shortcomings and achievements can
only be identified if we gauge practices and results against principles,
policies, programmes, objectives and targeted goals. Personality analysis and traits
help us very little in grasping the facts. It may even lead us astray to
mistake the forest for the individual trees. It may lead us to substitute
fiction for facts.
On the other hand, when practices and results are weighed against identified
goals, the factors which enhance achievements will be identified and the
commissions and omissions which create hinderances will be laid bare. This is
precisely the task of this memorandum.
Compatriots, in my campaign in both the presidential and National Assembly
elections, I had stipulated in no uncertain terms that Nationhood is
epitomized by the existence of a united people thriving in a state of liberty and
prosperity. Where unity is trammeled, liberty trampled and prosperity stifled
Nationhood must become the casualty.
I left no stone unturned in emphasizing that he or she who is likely to be
adamantly unwilling to entrust D100 (one hundred dalasis) to a relative who is
a crook but would entrust a whole nation to another on the basis of tribal
affirmity alone is yet to be conscious of the value of Nationhood.
To be continued
PROVIDE FERTILIZER AND EFFICIENT MARKETING FOR FARMERS - Sidia Jatta
By Abdoulie G. Dibba
The National Assembly member for Wuli West, Honourable Sidia Jatta, asserted
that to empower the farming community, they must combat soil infertility and
the poor marketing of groundnuts. Sidia made these assertions at the
National Assembly while reacting to the President’s address delivered at the
National Assembly.
In reacting to the address, Sidia told deputies that he would review certain
sectors, make suggestions and comments. He said the President himself
indicated that agriculture is crucial to the economic life of the country which is
agrarian.
He expressed the need and desire to improve it. He noted that the crucial
question is how to improve this sector to make it more apt in being the main
foreign exchange earner of this country. He said to do this we have to combat
many things.
First, they have to combat soil infertility. He said the soil in this
country is so much infertile because of over use and fertilizer is extremely
expensive. Sidia told deputies that a bag of fertilizer is D500 and added to this
there is the increasing lack of motivation in the production of groundnuts in
particular.
The reasons for this, he said, have been the issue of marketing groundnuts.
He said he expected the president to tell them the problem of marketing
groundnuts this year. Sidia argued that somebody in the National Assembly has said
that there is no problem in marketing groundnuts this year.
He stressed that there is a problem since there has been no marketing of
groundnuts as far as his constituency (Wuli West) is concerned. He told deputies
that no single groundnut had been sold in his constituency. He added that if
anybody was in doubt of that, he or she should join him in his vehicle after
the sitting to ask every village in his constituency whether groundnuts are
sold or not. He emphasized that this is due to ceasure of the traditional
practice of getting (“seccos”) buying stations in different areas of the
country to buy groundnuts.
He told deputies that this year, farmers have to take their groundnuts to
depots and they do not have to take only a bag or two or even 10 but 5 tonnes.
He wondered whether there is any farmer who has produced 5 tonnes this year?
Sidia informed deputies that the groundnut yield this year is low and that
he disagreed with anybody who said this year’s groundnut production has
increased. He stressed that production is low because of the infertility of the
soil and that some farmers decided to cultivate less because of the poor
marketing of groundnuts experienced last year. Sidia invited his colleagues, the
member for Sandu, to go round his constituency where he (Sidia) discovered
farmers with nuts amounting to D30, 000, D40, 000, D10, 000 still not paid for. He
stressed that he had records of all these. “Huge sums of money are still
owed to farmers. That is not any motivation to anybody.” This year, he said, the
farmers’ nuts are still lying down. Sidia thus concluded that in order to
empower the farmers, efforts must be made to combat and change all these,
noting that they have to be provided with fertilizer.
He reiterated the importance of fertilizer because of the infertility of the
soil due to over use and the restrictions imposed by forestry regulations in
clearing their other farm lands which they have left to follow for many
years. He said that the fertilizer should be provided at affordable prices.
Sidia stressed that that is the only way they can empower farmers to
increase production of groundnuts. Sidia told deputies that if they fail to do that,
they will never empower the farmers to increase the production of
groundnuts. He said farmers will produce groundnuts next year because of the
unaffordability of fertilizer and the poor marketing experienced each year.
POLICE ACCUSED OF EXCESSIVE FORCE
By Fabakary B. Ceesay
One Momodou Salieu Jallow, an accused person who appeared before Magistrate
Pa Harry Jammeh of the Kanifing Magistrate Court on Thursday told the court
that he was beaten by the police and that his money was stolen from him.
Mr. Salieu Jallow is standing trial for allegedly assaulting one
Abdourahaman Jallow at Bamboo Serrekunda. He pleaded not guilty. He told the court that
he had spent eighteen days in police custody. He said that while he was in
police cells a police officer beat him seriously during which his money and an
amount of D350 was taken from him. He added that he sustained injures and a
broken tooth. Mr. Jallow added that his three (3) cans of beer with some of
his documents were taken. Police prosecutor 1st class 1781 Kinteh, denied his
claims, saying, “he was drunk at the time of his arrest.” The accused said, “
No I was drinking, but I was not drunk.” The prosecutor told the court that
the accused has denied himself a police bail on several attempts by his
relatives. Mr. Jallow admitted that he refused police bail because since his arrest,
he was not charged and no statement was taken from him, “so I feel like I
have no case,” he said. The Magistrate granted him bail in the sum of One
Thousand Dalasi (D1000) and that he must provide a Gambian surety.
VALEDICTORY CEREMONY FOR LATE JUSTICE GRANTE
The Gambia Bar Association on Thursday organised a valedictory ceremony for
the late Justice Wallace Godfrey Grante.
Speaking at the ceremony, a senior member of the Bar, Surahata Janneh said “
the tradition rightly persists of saying a special good bye to members of the
judiciary and that includes legal practitioners who leave us for the other
world. However, the tone of the event is always variable to reflect the
achievement and the character of the one who has passed away. Honourable Grante was
devoted to the law for most of his working life. He went through virtually
the whole gamut of the judicial regime. He was at different times, State
counsel, Registrar General, Solicitor General, Master and Registrar of the Supreme
Court, Judge of the High Court and of the Court of Appeal. Also worth noting
was his long stint as Master of the Courts in the sister nation of Botswana.
The late Chief Justice of that nation, Honourable Mokama who was my
colleague in the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights assured me that
Justice Grante was unbeatable, when it came to correctness in manners and
diligence at work. As a prosecutor, Honourable Grante always eschewed persecution,
and as a judge, he endeavoured to temper justice with mercy.
The President of the Bar, Amie Bensouda, described the late Justice Grante
as a kind, honest, transparent and frank person with no varieties or
pretensions and thus reflected in the simplicity of his life as well as his judgments.
She went further to say that the late Grante was humble and sociable with a
keen sense of humour which made him comfortable around all manner of people.
She said this was demonstrated by his attitude to all, young and old, noting
that he placed no age barrier in his relationship with people.
IN IEC FORGERY TRIAL
EX-CHAIRMAN CROSS-EXAMINED
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
Ndondi Njie, ex-chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was
on Wednesday cross-examined in the alleged forgery trial of Kawsu Ceesay,
Chief Electoral Officer of the IEC.
Mr. Njie recognised a pro forma invoice from Code Incorporate and also
agreed that Mr. Ceesay was instructed by commissioners at the IEC to look for pro
forma invoices. Mr. Njie told the court that he knew that the IEC has been
doing business with Code Incorporate.
Njie also said that he had meetings with the president during his tenure,
but denied that the president promised to give funds to the IEC. He also said
that he used to make both verbal and written instructions to IEC staff..
The ex-chairman also said that he did not sign a Memo shown to him in court.
Asked whether he is consistent with his signature, Njie said he is, noting
that his bank manager does not doubt his signature. He also said that he has
both a voter’s card and an identity card with his signature on them. Njie also
said that he used to sign documents at the IEC. On two documents shown to
him, he said that his signatures on them look slightly different, but denied
signing the document instructing the accounts department of the IEC to effect
payment to Code Incorporate in excess of 6 million dalasi, which he argued IEC
did not have at the time. He said that he know Mr. Ceesay is in court on a
forgery charge. He added that he does not know what Ceesay will gain in
forging his signature. He also said that he blamed Ceesay as he would have done to
every one else on matters of principle and decorum.
Mr. Ceesay is standing trial for allegedly forging the signature of the
former IEC Chairman Ndondi Njie purporting the approval of purchase of electoral
materials from Code Incorporate, a Canadian firm. Mr. Njie was cross-examined
by defence counsel Musa Batchilly, while A.S Umar represented the state. The
trial is expected to continue on March 27th before Magistrate Babucarr Secka
of the Kanifing Magistrate Court.
LOCUST MONTHLY REPORT
By Isatou Bittaye
The Locust Monitoring and Evaluation officer of the Africa Emergency Locust
Project, Mr. Sheikh Tijan Sosseh, has indicated that the general locust
situation remains serious along the Red Sea coastal plains near Sudan/ Eritrea
border and the Northwest coast of Somalia. According to Mr. Sosseh, hopper bands
were reported in both areas and swarm formation had begun, noting that more
rains could deteriorate the situation that threatens the central region
(Sudan). Mr. Sosseh made this remark in his monthly locust report of March and
April. He said that the situation remains calm in the Western Region but limited
breeding occurred in Mauritania and Algeria where low numbers of solitarious
locusts were present. Mr. Sosseh further said that isolated adults were also
present in parts of the spring breeding areas along the southern part of the
Atlas Mountains in Morocco and Algeria, noting that no locusts were reported
in the Gambia and Senegal. He indicated that in the central region around
the coastal areas of Sudan, several swarms were seen and egg laying occurred,
and the eggs started to hatch by the end of February resulting in the
formation of hopper bands. Mr. Sosseh noted that Aerial and ground operations treated
2700 hectares in Sudan and that local breeding also occurred in Saudi Arabia
and Yemen, where barrier treatment was conducted on nearly 2000 hectares in
Saudi Arabia.
He said that the situation remains worrisome in Sudan and Eritrea because
the ecological conditions remain favourable throughout the reporting period.
Mr. Sosseh indicated that during the forecasting period, small scale
breeding is likely to take place in both countries causing locust invasion to
increase slightly. He added that isolated adults may be present in parts of
Northern Mali and Niger, but no significant development is expected. He said that
low numbers of adults will persist in Mauritania, Adrar and in Parts of
Tris-Zemmour and limited hatching will occur in the East of Akjaijt by mid March and
the resulting hoppers are expected to fledge from mid April onwards. Mr.
Sosseh indicated that during the period of warm southerly winds, some adults
could move further North to Tris-Zenmour and breed if rainfall occurs. He said
that the weather and ecological condition that prevailed in the Red Sea Coast
near the Eritrea/Sudan border, Saudi Arabia and Somalia is good, noting that
ecological conditions were improving in parts of North West Africa where
light rain fall occurs at times. Mr. Sosseh indicated that in the Gambia, the
locust teams are on continuous alert and surveys are on going for any possible
intervention when and where necessary.
In a separate development, Mr. Sosseh indicated that earlier this month,
residents of Churchill’s Town contacted their office and reported that locusts
were seen around the area. He said that the project coordinator sent a team
immediately to confirm the report but upon reaching the area they found out
that there are no locusts, but Dragon flies which they mistook for locust. He
added that despite the confirmation, an assessment survey was further conducted
but no locusts were seen but a medium population of Dragon flies were noted
which have no significance of economic damage to crops.
14 WOMEN CONVICTED ON ROGUE AND VAGABOND CHARGE
By Yaya Bajo
Fourteen women were on Tuesday, sentenced to a fine of D1, 500 each or in
default to serve one month in prison. The fourteen women were convicted on
charges of rogue and vagabond by the Bundung Magistrate Court.
According to the charge sheet, the accused were on the 7th day of March,
2007 around the TDA in the Kanifing Municipality and between the hours of 12
midnight and 1.30 am, found wandering, which led to the conclusion that they
were there for illegal or disorderly purposes. The accused persons pleaded
guilty.
Narrating the facts before a crowded courtroom, prosecutor 772 Samba said
that on the day in question, the police received a tip-off from the public that
there were some ladies loitering around the TDA at odd hours. “The police
then set for a special patrol from 12 midnight to 2.00am based on the
information given to them by their informant. Upon their arrival at TDA, the accused
persons were interrogated and none of them were able to give good reason (s)
on why they were at the place,” he explained. 772 Samateh added that the
accused persons were arrested and taken to Kotu police station where they were
further questioned and none of them mentioned that they owned a business or are
being employed at the area. He added that cautionary and voluntary statements
were obtained from them and thereafter a criminal case file established
against them.
Delivering her judgment, Magistrate Amina Saho of the Bundung Magistrate
Court said that the accused persons have liberty to go out, but it must be
within the limits of the law. She therefore sentenced each to a fine of D1,500 or
in default to serve one month in prison and are also expected to keep the
peace for six months or in default to serve another one month in prison.
GOVERNMENTS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ON UNETHICAL DRUGS PROMOTION
By Amie Sanneh
“Consumers International is working with consumer organisations around the
world to hold governments and pharmaceutical companies accountable for the
promotion of unethical drugs and advertising that values corporate profit than
consumer health,” says Dr. Katim S. Touray, member of the Consumer Protection
Association of the Gambia (CPAG) on the commemoration of World Consumer
Rights Day (WCRD) on the 15th May, 2007. The theme for this commemoration is “
Unethical Drug Promotion” which was done in a form of a workshop held at the Sun
Beach Hotel in Cape Point.
Dr. Touray noted that many consumers are not aware of the fact that drug
sellers consider corporate profit motives than sound health care delivery of
drug consumers.
He added that drug companies promote and advertise in many ways which are
open, perfectly legal and ethical. “However, there are increasingly drug
promotions that are subtle and inconspicuous. Such promotion at times he said, do
not seem to even promote any product at all,” he said.
“Furthermore, drug promotions target various groups ranging from medical
doctors to social actors, such as, politicians and legislators, as well as
consumers themselves,” he noted.
Dr. Touray said despite the variety of many of these unethical drug
promotions, it all can create an impression of legitimacy and independence. He added
that it also frequently misinforms consumers about the drugs they buy. “This
is clearly unethical,” he remarked.
Dr. Touray added that “drug companies promote false or misleading claims
about drugs, deliberately suppress risks and adverse side effects of their drugs
and provide financial incentives to doctors who prescribe their patients.”
He said although there are various international, regional and national
codes, many of them lack effective enforcement regimes or are not enforced citing
the example of the WHO.
Dr. Touray finally urged for efforts to provide an improved legislative and
policy framework governing the use of drugs in the Gambia.
Other speakers at the opening ceremony included Baba Mustafa Marong, the
coordinator of GICAP project and Dr. Omar Touray. The workshop was chaired by
Mrs. Fatou Kinteh who also gave the closing remarks.
AZIZ TAMBA AND CO. TRIAL
POLICE OFFICERS TESTIFY
By Fabakary B. Ceesay & Amie Sanneh
Sergeant Momodou Lamin Manneh and Corporal Bakary Bojang, both attached to
the serious crime unit at police headquarters in Banjul have testified in the
ongoing criminal case involving three former employees of Kanilai Family
Farm. In his testimony, Sergeant Manneh told the court that he was asked by
Inspector Jammeh to obtain a cautionary statement from Aziz Tamba on 29th January.
He said that he read the cautionary words to Mr. Tamba in English and
translated it to Wolof before he signed it. Sergeant Manneh said that Aziz narrated
his statement to him in Wolof and he (Sgt) recorded it in English. He noted
that he translated the statement to Aziz in Wolof and he (Aziz) was asked to
add or correct any part of the statement which he is not satisfied with. He
said Aziz later signed on the statement. Sergeant Manneh said he told Aziz
that he is involved in a nineteen 19 million dalasi scandal and that is why a
statement is being obtained from him. He said Aziz denied embezzling the said
amount.
For his part, Corporal 1542 Bakary Bojang informed the court that on the
29th January 2007, he was assigned to caution Mustapha Bojang. Corporal Bojang
said he read out the cautionary words to Mr. Bojang in English and translated
it to Mandinka before he (Bojang) signed the statement. Mr. Bojang indicated
that Mustapha Bojang told him that he used to go to the provinces and collect
monies, and that he normally told the cashier not to give money to Aziz,
unless it is confirmed by the president. Corporal Bojang said he was told by Mr.
Bojang that the cashier told him that Aziz was given D150,000. He added that
Mustapha said he had informed the president about what Aziz was doing and
that the president told him not to give any money to Aziz. Officer Bojang noted
that Mustapha also told him that he (Mustapha) had informed Aziz about what
the president told him, and that Aziz told him that he should not have
informed the president about the issue.. Corporal Bojang said Mustapha Bojang
added that he told Aziz that he (Mustapha) wanted to inform the president
about what he (Aziz) is doing and that is what he (Mustapha) is suppose to do.
Aziz Tamba, Famara Colley and Mustapha Bojang are standing trial for allegedly
stealing D19,589, 779.34, being employees of Kanilai Family Farm between
2005 and 2006. They all denied the charges. The trial Magistrate is Pa Harry
Jammeh of the Kanifing Magistrate Court. The prosecutors are OC Ebrima Dibba and
Jammeh. Hearing continues.
TRIAL OF SENEGALESE CUSTOMS OFFICERS
By Fabakary B. Ceesay
Antouman Gaye, counsel for the five Senegalese customs officers who are
standing trial at the Kanifing Magistrate Court, on Thursday has presented a
document in court said to be containing a relevant treaty entered into by the
Gambia and Senegal.
Mr. Gaye mentioned three provisions of the treaty which guarantees mutual
understanding between the two countries. The three provisions are the judicial
convention, maritime boundaries and limitations agreement. Mr. Gaye appealed
to the court to give him time to talk to his clients within the court
premises. But the state counsel A.S Umar objected, and said the application should
be rejected based on security reasons. Counsel Gaye said the law accords
certain rights to accused persons to talk to their lawyers. Magistrate Jammeh
ruled that the law does not accord right to accused persons to talk to their
lawyers in the court premises. He added, “with regards to your application, I
will ask the police to be near you so that they will hear what you will
discuss with them.” Gaye said “this is not a security matter, these people are
under your jurisdiction, they are not under the jurisdiction of any police
officer unless they leave the court premises. I have been practicing law for 30
years but I have never seen any law that prevents lawyers from talking to their
clients.” Magistrate Jammeh ruled that he has high regards for Mr. Gaye, but
the only convenient place for him to talk to his clients is the prison.
Earlier on, Counsel Gaye told the court that one of the five accused persons
needs to undergo a medical checkup. He reminded the Magistrate that the prison
authorities are defying his orders to take the man for treatment. The
Magistrate again ruled that the sick person should be taken to hospital for a medical
checkup. The five Senegalese customs officers are standing trial for
allegedly bringing fire arms into the Gambia’s territorial waters without lawful
authority.
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