I did not know The Gambia government has a "POLICY OF SCREENING WITCHES"
emphasis mine? I wonder who is Cornelius Fudge the Minister for Magic?
Haruna please don't tell me you know Lord Voldermort himself? Have a
good weekend.
Malanding
Courtesy of
http://www.thegambiaecho.com/Homepage/tabid/36/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1432/Default.aspx
*Halifa Sallah’s Amended Charge Sheet-for The Record*
*By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief*
The Gambia Echo has obtained Halifa Sallah’s amended criminal charge
sheet from the Department of State for Justice in The Gambia and, for
the benefit of our readers and human rights organizations, we herein
reproduce the laughable legal instruments verbatim. That in this day and
age, a government that came to power promising miracles will resort to
such infantile legal gimmicks to silence its vociferous critics is
really the height of folly. I also challenge Gambian legal minds to
weight in the phrase “*challenge government policy of screening
witches*” highlighted in the bogus and arguably, most preposterous
charge sheet ever scripted in The Gambia. Even though Halifa Sallah has
since been released, it is important that Gambians know the utterly
criminal character of the Jammeh government and the corruptible
prosecutors he works with. Doubtlessly to say, the Gambian judiciary is
the worse on earth given its cadre of lawyers and judges with dubious
credentials most of whom could have never worn legal robes elsewhere.
*_Fresh Charges Against Halifa Sallah_*
*_(Original version)_*
*_IN THE BRIKAMA MAGISTRATE COURT HOLDEN AT BRIKAMA_*__
*CRIME CASE NO. BRK/CC/88/09*
BETWEEN:
*THE STATE ..................... COMPLAINANT *
*VS*
*HALIPHA SALLAH ................. ACCUSED*
The Hon. Court is informed by the Hon. Attorney General on behalf of the
State that the above named person is charged as _follows:_
*_COUNT ONE_*
*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*
Conduct conducive to breach of the peace contrary to section 9 of the P
public Order Act Cap 22 Laws of the Gambia 1990.
*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*
Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in
the Western Region of the Republic of the Gambia with intent to provoke
breach of the peace organized public meetings to *challenge the
government policy of screening witches* and made remarks which he knew
by such inciting remarks a breach of peace was likely to be occasioned
and thereby committed an offence.
*_COUNT TWO_*
*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*
Seditious Act contrary to section 52 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code Cap 10
Laws of The Gambia 1990.
*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*
Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in
the Western Region of the Republic of the Gambia with intent to cause or
bring hatred, contempt or to excite disaffection against the person of
the President or the Government of the Gambia organized public meetings
in which he made some inciting remarks challenging the *government
policy on screening of witches* and thereby committed an offence.
*_COUNT THREE_*
*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*
Unlawful Assembly contrary to section 69 of the Criminal Code Act Cap 10
Laws of The Gambia 1990 punishable under section 70 of the same Act.
*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*
Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in
the Western Region of the Republic of The Gambia with intent to cause
breach of public peace assembled a meeting of the local residents
challenging the *government policy on screening of witches* thereby
committed an offence.
*_COUNT FOUR_*
*STATEMENT OF OFFENCE*
Inciting disobedience of lawful orders contrary to section 23 (d) of the
Criminal Code Laws of the Gambia and section 116 of the same code.
*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*
Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in
the Western Region o f t he Republic o f The Gambia with intent t o
incite people to disobey a lawful order of the president and challenging
*the government policy on screening of witches* organized meetings and
thereby committed an offence.
*_COUNT FIVE_*
*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*
Obtaining information which may be useful to an enemy contrary to
section 37 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code Act Cap 10 Vow. III Laws of The
Gambia 1990.
*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*
Halifax Salaam on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in
the Western Region of the Republic of The Gambia for purposes
prejudicial to the safety and interest of the Gambia recorded and
collected information from various individuals which information may be
directly or indirectly useful to an enemy and thereby committed an offence.
*DATED March...2009*
R. N. CHENGE
*DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION*
posted @ Friday, March 20, 2009 11:04 AM by egsankara
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