FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
Bubacarr K. Sowe
8 March 2008
A police officer in charge of vehicle number plates on Thursday testified in the trial for stealing of Domenico Fideli, an Italian national.
Mr. Fideli is accused of stealing a motor vehicle, marked Ssangyong Korando 290 SR with registration number BJL 4063 B. The particulars of the offence alleged that the said act happened on January 10, 2008 at the Licensing Department of the Gambia Police Force in Banjul.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fansu Fabureh told the court that while at his office on January 10, he received a phone call from Superintendent Manlafi Sanyang, telling him that President Jammeh has given out a motor vehicle (BJL 4063 B) to the accused person, Domenico Fideli.
ASP Fabureh testified that, Supt Sanyang told him to effect an ownership transfer of the vehicle, and he told him that ownership can only be transferred with a letter from state house authorising such.
According to ASP Fabureh, all of a sudden he saw a police intervention unit officer came with a transfer letter to his office.
He added that the letter was from Supt Sanyang, who used to head the government transport unit.
ASP Fabureh adduced that after cross checking the letter with the records in his office, he discovered that they tallied.
"I then effected the transfer to Mr. Fideli," the prosecution witness said. According to him, he issued a certificate of transfer in favour of the accused person, which he said he stamped.
The certificate of transfer of ownership, certificate of registration of vehicle number plate and ownership title admitted in evidence.
ASP Fabureh said that few days after the transfer, he was called by Inspector Yaya Touray of the prosecution to make a statement about the transfer of the said motor vehicle.
The case was adjourned till March 12, for continuation of the trial at the Banjul Magistrates Court.
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