Gambia: Benedict Jammeh & Co Plead Not Guilty to 90 Count Charge

Former NDEA Director General, Benedict Jammeh, former PRO Abdoulie Ceesay, former Director of Intelligence & Investigation Foday Barry and the former Director of Administration Yusupha Jatta, who were all working for the said agency, on Thursday,2 May, pleaded not guilty to the various counts in the total of 90 charges preferred against them by the state before Justice Mikailu Abdoullahi before the High Court in Banjul.

The various counts, which were initially 92, have now been reduced to 90 counts by the Director of Public Prosecution, S. A. Bakum at the April 30 sitting. During the 2 May proceedings, DPP started reading the charges to the accused until he reached the 45 count when the defence counsel Badou S. Conteh applied for an adjournment which was granted by the Court. In yesterday's court sitting the reading of the charges was completed and the four accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the counts. The four defendants are facing the charges listed below jointly or severally.

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