Thursday, November 26, 2020
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Lawyers must stand up for what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is of good repute, what is excellent and worthy of praise; this is the transcendent essence of the lawyers’ oath. Fatoumatta: When judges and lawyers hesitate to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the forfeiture of a Maryland property acquired with approximately $3,500,000 in corruption proceeds by the ex-president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, through a trust set up by his wife, Zineb Jammeh. According to […]
By The Standard Newspaper. JUNE 15, 2020. US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced economic and travel sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials directly involved in investigating American troops and intelligence officials and those of allied nations, including Israel, for possible war crimes in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Mamudu: As a preface to this piece, allow me to quote and rekindle the wisdom of John G. Roberts, Jr., who made rather interesting remarks at his confirmation hearing for the Chief Justice of the United States: “Judges and justices are servants of the law, not […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow In the 80s and the early 90s, before the July 1994 military takeover, the Gambia Bar Association was a vibrant organization standing for the rule of law, the welfare of lawyers, justice, and human rights for all Gambians, irrespective of gender, tribe, or any political persuasions. […]
by Pierre Njie A Bissau Guinean National called Januario Wonde Beducande Findan, who was remanded by the Brikama Magistrate’s Court for his alleged involvement in the trafficking of suspected cocaine, was on Tuesday night found hanging at the toilets of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia’s (DLEAG) investigation […]
By Assan Sallah Lawyer Lamin Mboge, defence counsel for Sergeant Lamin Sima has described the decision of the management of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) to dismiss his client Sergeant Lamin Sima as premature, claiming that the agency has confirmed that investigations into his client’s case […]
