From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Is this the Universe of Harry Potter?
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 8:56 PM

I did not know The Gambia government has a "POLICY OF SCREENING
WITCHES" emphasis mine? I wonder who is Cornelius Fudge the Minister for
Magic? Haruna please don't tell me you know Lord Voldermort himself? Have a
good weekend.

Malanding


Courtesy of
http://www.thegambiaecho.com/Homepage/tabid/36/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1432/Default.aspx

*Halifa Sallah’s Amended Charge Sheet-for The Record*

*By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief*


The Gambia Echo has obtained Halifa Sallah’s amended criminal charge sheet
from the Department of State for Justice in The Gambia and, for the benefit of
our readers and human rights organizations, we herein reproduce the laughable
legal instruments verbatim. That in this day and age, a government that came to
power promising miracles will resort to such infantile legal gimmicks to silence
its vociferous critics is really the height of folly. I also challenge Gambian
legal minds to weight in the phrase “*challenge government policy of screening
witches*” highlighted in the bogus and arguably, most preposterous charge
sheet ever scripted in The Gambia. Even though Halifa Sallah has since been
released, it is important that Gambians know the utterly criminal character of
the Jammeh government and the corruptible prosecutors he works with. Doubtlessly
to say, the Gambian judiciary is the worse on earth given its cadre of lawyers
and judges with dubious credentials most of whom could have never worn legal
robes elsewhere.

*_Fresh Charges Against Halifa Sallah_*

*_(Original version)_*

*_IN THE BRIKAMA MAGISTRATE COURT HOLDEN AT BRIKAMA_*__

*CRIME CASE NO. BRK/CC/88/09*

BETWEEN:

*THE STATE ..................... COMPLAINANT *

*VS*

*HALIPHA SALLAH ................. ACCUSED*

The Hon. Court is informed by the Hon. Attorney General on behalf of the State
that the above named person is charged as _follows:­_

*_COUNT ONE_*

*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*

Conduct conducive to breach of the peace contrary to section 9 of the P public
Order Act Cap 22 Laws of the Gambia 1990.

*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*

Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in the
Western Region of the Republic of the Gambia with intent to provoke breach of
the peace organized public meetings to *challenge the government policy of
screening witches* and made remarks which he knew by such inciting remarks a
breach of peace was likely to be occasioned and thereby committed an offence.

*_COUNT TWO_*

*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*

Seditious Act contrary to section 52 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code Cap 10 Laws
of The Gambia 1990.

*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*

Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in the
Western Region of the Republic of the Gambia with intent to cause or bring
hatred, contempt or to excite disaffection against the person of the President
or the Government of the Gambia organized public meetings in which he made some
inciting remarks challenging the *government policy on screening of witches* and
thereby committed an offence.

*_COUNT THREE_*

*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*

Unlawful Assembly contrary to section 69 of the Criminal Code Act Cap 10 Laws
of The Gambia 1990 punishable under section 70 of the same Act.

*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*

Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in the
Western Region of the Republic of The Gambia with intent to cause breach of
public peace assembled a meeting of the local residents challenging the
*government policy on screening of witches* thereby committed an offence.

*_COUNT FOUR_*

*STATEMENT OF OFFENCE*

Inciting disobedience of lawful orders contrary to section 23 (d) of the
Criminal Code Laws of the Gambia and section 116 of the same code.

*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*

Halifa Sallah on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in the
Western Region o f t he Republic o f The Gambia with intent t o incite people to
disobey a lawful order of the president and challenging *the government policy
on screening of witches* organized meetings and thereby committed an offence.

*_COUNT FIVE_*

*_STATEMENT OF OFFENCE_*

Obtaining information which may be useful to an enemy contrary to section 37
(1) (a) of the Criminal Code Act Cap 10 Vow. III Laws of The Gambia 1990.

*_PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE_*

Halifax Salaam on or about the 7^th March 2009 at Makumbaya village in the
Western Region of the Republic of The Gambia for purposes prejudicial to the
safety and interest of the Gambia recorded and collected information from
various individuals which information may be directly or indirectly useful to an
enemy and thereby committed an offence.

*DATED March...2009*
R. N. CHENGE
*DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTION*

posted @ Friday, March 20, 2009 11:04 AM by egsankara

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