Halifa Sallah, candidate in the 2006 presidential elections has been released unconditionally upon the withdrawal of all charges at the Brikama Magistrates Court late in the afternoon on Thursday, 19 March 2009. In his application to withdraw the charges, Mr Chenge, the Director of Public Prosecutions, told the court that the prosecution were withdrawing the charges in the interest of peace and justice. He further told the court that they had filed a new charge sheet and that they were applying to withdraw all the charges. Since Halifa Sallah did not object to the application he was discharged by the Magistrate in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code.