Dr Njogu Bah, Lamin A.M.S Jobarteh
and Pa Harry on Monday 19, denied allegations of giving false information,
abuse of office and conspiracy to carry out a lawful purpose by unlawful means
Dr Njogu Bah was the Secretary
General and Head of the Civil Service and also minister of Presidential affairs
Bah, Lamin Jobarteh was the minister for justice while Pa Harry Jammeh was the
Solicitor General and Legal Secretary.
They are now on trial at the High
Court in Banjul before Justice Emmanuel Nkea after the state file proper
charges against them on Monday, 19 August 2013.
When the charges were read out to
them, one by one, they all pleaded not guilty of the three counts of giving
false information to a public servant, abuse of office and conspiracy to carry
out a lawful purpose by unlawful means.
They are accused of conspiring among
themselves to remove justice Wowo by an unlawful means-to-wit: orchestrating
his arrest, detention and mock trial.
They are further accused of
giving false information that the president of the Gambia has directed the
termination of the appointments of Justice Wowo knowing the information to be
false.
Meanwhile the case before the
magistrate court has been withdrawn. It could be recalled that the accused were
arraigned at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court with similar charges.
The trial is adjourn to today, 20
Augus,t for hearing
Author: Binta A. Bah
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