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 Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 15:24:46
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“PROSECUTE ACCORDINGLY” MAGISTRATE URGED PROSECUTORS
By Modou Jonga
Magistrate Edrissa Fafa M’bai of the Brikama Magistrate Court has urged prosecutors to be extra committed to proving their cases beyond reasonable doubt.
Magistrate M’bai made these remarks on Wednesday 14th March, 2007, following the adjournment of an alleged false information trial involving one Momodou Alieu Jallow and the state. The said case was adjourned due to the absence of the prosecutor, who was said to be on an official AU peace keeping mission examination.
It is easy to arraigned accused persons in court but it is difficult to prosecute them, Magistrate M’bai remarked Magistrate M’bai thus urged prosecutors not to prosecute accused persons who are under police investigation pending the completion of investigation, as this could mar and subsequently delay court proceedings.
According to Magistrate M’bai, an accused is innocent in the eye of the law before proven guilty. Magistrate M’bai further stressed that mentioning fresh cases and not proceeding with cases to the ultimate point of prosecuting only leads to subsequent adjournments.
The said Magistrate M’bai has earlier on expressed his views to prosecutors in his court who, at times, fail to proceed with cases and prove them beyond reasonable doubts. He further decried the re-arresting of discharged accused persons by the police. This, he said is as a result of the prosecutor’s dissatisfaction of the said discharge.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 32/2007, 16 – 18 March 2007
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