The case of Lawyer Melville Robertson Roberts against the Attorney General, 1st Respondent and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), 2nd Respondent has on 16th March 2023 resumed at the High Court in Brikama. Although the case could not proceed last week, it was adjourned to 27th April 2023 at […]
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Member of Ousman Sonko’s Defence Team was accused of rape
A member of Ousman Sonko’s Defence team Juan Branco, a French-Spanish lawyer was once accused of rape, LTN has learnt. Juan Branco was in 2021 indicted for “rape” by a Parisian examining magistrate. A 20-year-old lady had filed a handrail at the police station of the 14th arrondissement of Paris […]
Former world athletics boss‘ son Papa Massata Diack gets 5-year jail term for corruption
Papa Massata Diack, son of former world athletics boss Lamine Diack, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for corruption in the 2011 Russian doping scandal, a case that shook the sports world. In his absence, the Paris appeal court upheld the first instance sentence but halved the […]
Former Fisheries PS Dr. Banja gets 2 years mandatory jail term for corruption
Press Release: The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to announce that todayWednesday 8th March 2023, a conviction has been secured against Dr.Bamba Banja, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries andWater Resources. The charges laid against Dr. Banja by this office in 2021included three counts of serious […]