Tuesday 4 May 2010

UDP Leader's past arrest and Detentions by the Dictators government

(From The Independent (The Gambia) - AAGM)

Byline: Pk Jarju

The number two man in the United Democratic Party leadership has confirmed his release after five days. After five days in police custody in police cells.

Yaya Jallow told The Independent Wednesday that he was just told by the Bundung police to go home after he was held by them for five days in what later passed off as a weekend raid in the homes of members of the UDP leadership among them Ousainou Darboe who is still being held.

Shyngle Nyassi and Lang Marong are still not accounted for, although there is strong suspicion that they are being held at an undisclosed location. …
From The Independent (The Gambia) - AAGM)


Byline: Omar Bah

The final judgment of the appeal case filed by the State against the granting of bail to Ousainou Darboe and co-accused has been preceded by passionate arguments for and against the accused.

The appeal, which was heard Thursday October 24, heard the demand for the court order for the accused not to be arrested should the High Court's decision be nullified

Lawyer Ousman Sillah who led the team for the respondent sought the court's guarantee for the accused person's 'undisturbed liberty if the appeal succeeds'.

Since an application for bail will be pending before the High Court if appeal against the decision succeeds

From The Daily Observer (The Gambia) - AAGM)

Byline: Sidiq Asemota

The criminal trial of Ousainou Darboe and four others charged with the offence of murder resumed yesterday at the High Court in Banjul.

The accused persons, Ousainou Darboe, Shyngle Nyassi, Baba Drammeh, Lang Marong and Rewane Secka, were alleged to have been involved in the murder of one Alieu Njie in June 2000 in Basse, URD while on a political tour of the area.

At the sitting yesterday, Defence Lawyer Ousman Sillah raised the issue of the fundamental rights of the accused persons to elect their mode of trial.

Lawyer Sillah argued that Section 24 subsection 9 of …
(From The Daily Observer (The Gambia) - AAGM)

Byline: Omar Bah

The murder trial of UDP leader Ousainou Darboe and four of his supporters, resumed yesterday at the High Court, presided over by Justice AH Tahir.

However, when the case was called up, the DPP, Chief Akomaye Agim, told the court of his unpreparedness for that day's sitting.

He said he was too occupied with the treason trial of Dumo Sarho and others throughout last week. He therefore applied for an adjournment.

The cased was adjourned to the April 2 after the defence counsel raised no objection to the application.

Meanwhile, all but one of the …


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The above snapshot news items are were taken from the independent achieves held by the:
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22679503_ITM.
For those who think Ousainou Darboe was never arrested or trial, they should think again. Our apparent dislike of each other's politics shouldn't make us blind to the truth. The killer and criminal presiding in the Gambia is Yahya Jammeh. Let us tackle him peacefully.

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