Wow! I've always thought and still believe Ous was honest,
professional and smart! Here's a guy who was in charge of multiple
projects of many $$$millions - and I did his book keeping for these
projects at the time - I can attest he was one in a thousand honest
guy! Unlike many I saw at the time.

Well, so is what you get for being an honest professional working for
an idiot. I hope they arrest Serigne Cham who is the actual criminal
in this case. The Ous I know will not shirk his professional
responsibility.

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The Daily Observer (Banjul)
Gambia: Ex-Secretary General Jammeh Arraigned, Remanded

Fatou Sowe

21 December 2011

The former secretary general and head of the Civil Service was Tuesday
arraigned and charged with criminal offences before the Banjul
Magistrates Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Sheriff
Tabally.

Ousman Jammeh is charged with three counts of criminal offences
-negligence of official duty, abuse of office and economic crimes, all
contrary to the Laws of The Gambia.

The charges on count one -negligence of official duty; the accused is
said to have between the months of July and November 2011 in the city
of Banjul, being employed as secretary general and head of the Civil
Service, failed to authorise the PMO to stop the salary of Serign
Cham, the former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance and
Economic Affairs.

On count two - abuse of office; the accused is alleged to have between
the months of July and November 2011 in Banjul abused his office by
virtue of his position as SG and head of the Civil Service of the
government of The Gambia to wit: allowed Serign Cham, the former
permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to
receive his salaries after being dismissed from the Civil Service.

On count three -economic crimes; the accused in the months of July and
November 2011 in Banjul, by virtue of his position as the secretary
general to wit: corruptly and dishonestly caused economic loss worth
of D90, 000 to the government of The Gambia by allowing Serign Cham,
the former permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic
Affairs to receive his salaries after being dismissed from the Civil
Service.

The accused pleaded guilty to all the counts.

The police prosecutor, Superintendent Joof narrated the facts, saying
that the accused, while employed in the Civil Service, negligently
failed to stop the salary of Serign Cham, who was dismissed from the
Civil Service as PS, from July to November 2011, to wit; he was
arrested and charged for the offence committed.

Supt. Joof further told the court that the accused in his capacity as
SG abused his office by allowing Serign Cham to fraudulently receive
his salaries from July to November 2011 while he [Cham] was dismissed.
He said the matter was reported to the Police Investigation
Department, who later arrested the accused person and he was
subsequently brought before the court.

The accused in his reaction to the facts revealed by the prosecutor
said that he is loyal to the head of State and doesn't want any
confrontation. He said that he took the responsibility for any
oversight of the Office of the SG. He insisted that the act was not
intentional, pointing out that human beings are bound to forget. He
added that the Office of the SG is a very busy office.

The presiding magistrate convicted the accused on counts one and two
upon his own plea of guilty. He however said that count three, ie
economic crimes, is beyond the jurisdiction of his court. He later
ordered for the convict to be remanded in prison custody pending his
sentence. He adjourned the case to 23rd December 2011 in other for him
to advise himself.

--
-Laye
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"With fair speech thou might have thy will,
With it thou might thy self spoil."
--The R.M

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