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 Posted - 03 Feb 2007 : 17:26:49
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UDP CANDIDATE AND SUPPORTERS GRANTED BAIL
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
Mahamadou Saibo Sagnia, the UDP candidate for Basse constituency in the recent parliamentary elections and nine of his supporters were on Monday granted bail by Justice Monageng of the Banjul High Court. Justice Monageng has urged each of the accused persons to sign a bond of D8000 and to provide a Gambian Surety.
Mr. Sagnia and his co-accused who are on trial at the Basse Magistrate’s Court were charged with unlawful assembly and conduct conducive to the breach of peace. Four of them are facing an extra charge of common assault.
The prosecutor is Corporal Juldeh Camara and the trial Magistrate is Amadou Baldeh. The accused persons were represented at the High Court by Neneh Cham.
The accused persons are suppose to appear at the Basse Magistrate’s Court on the 8th February 2007.
Ousainou Darboe, The UDP leader has confirmed the release of the ten accused persons, who were remanded.
Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 013/2007, 2-4 February, 2007
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