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Momodou
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 Posted - 25 Feb 2016 : 08:04:11
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Sheriff Dibba (GNTCA Secretary) passes away
By Alhagie Sora
Foroyaa: February 24, 2016
Mr Sheriff Dibba died at a medical facility at 7pm on Sunday 21 February 2016. He was laid to rest at Old Jeshwang Cemetery on Tuesday 23 February 2016.
A native of Baddibu No Kunda, Mr Dibba died at the age of 46 years. He is survived by four children, two boys and two girls.
According to a family source, while in police custody, Mr Dibba fell ill on Saturday, 20 February and was taken to the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in the morning of Sunday, 21 February. He was pronounced dead at 7pm the same Sunday.
Mr Dibba was until the banning of their association by executive order the secretary of the association – Gambia National Transport Control Association (GNTCA). He and eight other members of the former executive committee of the association are on trial at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. When they first appeared in court on 11 February 2016, the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to try the case and transferred the matter to the high court. He further ordered that all nine accused persons be kept in police custody till their appearance before the high court. On Monday 22 February the other eight accused appeared in court and they were all granted bail. Meanwhile the name of the deceased was struck out of the indictment.
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Momodou
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Posted - 25 Feb 2016 : 08:39:47
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WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN A PERSON DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY?
Foroyaa: Editorial February 24, 2016
22 February 2016 - The answer to this question could be found in the Coroners Act. According to section 6(1) of the Act,
"When any person dies while in the custody of the police or of a prison officer or in prison ".. the police officer or the prison officer or any other person having the custody or charge of the deceased person at the time of his death shall immediately give notice of the death to the nearest Coroner and ... such Coroner shall hold an inquiry into the cause of such death..."
Such Coroner shall exercise all the powers conferred by the Criminal Procedure Code upon a magistrate holding a preliminary inquiry.
What should happen at the end of the enquiry?
According to section 9 subsection (3),
"If at the termination of the inquiry the Coroner is of the opinion that an offence has been committed by some person or persons unknown, he shall record his opinion accordingly."
However, subsection (4) of this section holds that "If at the termination of the inquiry the Coroner is of the opinion that no offence has been committed, he shall record his opinion accordingly."
Then, "... the Coroner shall forthwith transmit the proceedings or a certified copy thereof to the Chief Justice."
Section 11 gives the Chief Justice power to order an inquest, direct any inquest to be reopened, quash the verdict in any inquest or quash any inquest.
A Coroner on the other hand has power to commit for trial before the high court when a person is brought before him/her charged with murder, manslaughter or infanticide.
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