Even
though he was released on bail last Wednesday, Ex- chief justice Joseph Wowo
was still under custody when he appeared at the High Court yesterday.
Joseph Wowo who was slammed with
multiple charges alongside former justice minister Lamin A.M.S Jobarteh on
Monday 19, told Justice Emmanuel Nkea that he couldn’t fulfill the bail
condition adding that he’s not in good health condition.
He was released on bail to
an amount of D,1 000, 000,00(one million dalasi) and two
Gambian sureties by the same judge last week.
“I’m very sick” Wowo said. When the
judge asked why he was still under custody, he replied that he has no Gambian
who can bail him with a landed property within the greater Banjul area.
Meanwhile Wowo has pleaded not guilty
to 13 counts of abuse of office, frauds and breaches of trust, conspiracy to
defeat justice, offences relating to judicial proceedings, giving false
information to a public officer and assumption of authority.
Jobarteh on the other is only charge
with two counts: conspiracy to defeat justice, offences relating to judicial
proceedings
According to the indictments, the
two with intend to obstruct, prevent or defeat justice conspired and coerced Mr
Alieu Barry to succumb to negotiation over a pending case before the court of
appeal which act was an interference with the due executions of legal
proceedings pending before the court of appeal.
The charges further accuses Wowo of
using powers by transferring the principal registrar of the High court; Mrs Mariama
Ceesay Mboob to the Brikama High Court for her having refused his directive to
delete paragraph two of his letter for being in conflict with his previous
letter to the director general of the National Intelligence Agency against Mrs
Amie Bensouda.
Charges they strongly denied.
Meanwhile they have been granted
bail in the sum of one million dalasi with two Gambian sureties within the
greater bajul area.
Justice Nkea has order that if the 1st
accused Wowo is not admitted to bail at the end of the day, he should be make
to see a doctor.
The case will resume today, 20
August, for hearing.
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