Sergeant Saikou Jallow, a police officer yesterday testified in the trial involving 8 senior intelligence officers and a doctor, before Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Banjul High Court.
When the case was called, Lawyers Antouman AB Gaye, Combeh Gaye, Lamin S. Camara, Yassin Senghor and Rachel Y. Mendy appeared for the state. Lawyer Mene appeared for the first accused person, Yankuba Badjie. All the nine accused persons were present at the court. Prosecution Witness 4, Mr. Jallow, told the court that he is a resident of Tallinding; that he has been working as a police officer for the past eleven years and is presently stationed at the PIU headquarters in Kanifing. Mr. Jallow testified that in the year 2016, he was on duty on that faithful day at the PIU headquarters in Kanifing when the demonstration occurred. "I saw a truck entering the barracks (PIU headquarters) which was loaded with people and the truck was a police truck," he said.
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