Two opposition Parliamentarians from the opposition party PUR, were on Thursday sent to prison by a judge in Dakar, Senegal, Senegal’s leading online news site Seneweb reports. The MPs; Massata Samb and Mamadou Niang are members of the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wii. They are prosecuted for the assault of their […]
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Former FIFA Chiefs Blatter and Platini get 20-month prison sentences
On 15 June 2022, Switzerland’s public prosecutor issued Sepp Blatter (86) and Michel Platini (66) with 20-month suspended prison sentences in connection with accusations of fraud against the football organisation FIFA, reported RTS. The week before, the two defendants had rejected all of the accusations, which included the improper transfer […]
12 Gambians Released From Libyan Prisons To Be Repatriated
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has disclosed that twelve Gambian migrants who had already served a year imprisonment in Libya are to return to the country after engagement with Libyan authorities. “In April 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad engaged […]
Ministry of Interior hands over 3 vehicles to the Gambia Prison Services
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mr. Abdoulie TB Jarra has on Tuesday 10th of May, 2022 handed over 1 Mitsubishi Pajero and 2 Mitsubishi pickup vehicles to the Director General of The Gambia Prison Service, Mr. Ansumana Manneh. The handing over of the vehicles was held at the Ministry’s […]