Baba Galleh
 
There is a possibility these cases may not be finalised in a judicial forum.
 
I do not think a change of judge is significant from a judicial angle, but it may be from a settlement perspective. A change of judge in a high profile prosecution like this appears to be unprecedented in the sense that Justice Paul refused several applications to recuse himself from the Halifa/Hamat/OJ matter. In the end, Abubakar saved the day for the Professor.
 
Fangbenle's tenure at the AG's Chambers makes him more of a hardball player than Wowo, but the change was imposed. It was not Wowo's decision!
 
 
 
 
 
LJDarbo

--- On Thu, 23/7/09, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Update on Gambia Seven - Wowo out Fangbele In
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 9:58 PM

Indeed Sanusi. It is a tricky situation. Some of our legal professionals are so cowed that they will convict innocent people wrongfully, as in Magistrate Jawo's conviction of Fatou Jaw Manneh.
 
Baba
 

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:19:48 +0000
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Update on Gambia Seven - Wowo out Fangbele In
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Baba
 
It makes no difference Fangbenle is just the same as Wowo. They are all part of AJJ's squad of mercenary judges.
 
We must not forget that Fangbenle played a crucial part in the wrongful conviction of 21 March Coup Suspects.
 
As regards to  whether they are any Gambians Judge around, my answer is YES, but lest we forget that Buba Jawo - A Gambian Magistrate wrongfully convicted Fatou Jaw- Manneh.  
--- On Thu, 23/7/09, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

From: Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Update on Gambia Seven - Wowo out Fangbele In
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 6:29 PM

The update below from GPU-Gambia reports that one mercenary judge Wowo, has been replaced by another mercenary judge, Fangbele. Are there no Gambian judges to handle this case? Or are we missing something here?
 
Baba
 
 
There has been some new developments in the case of the Gambia Seven, with the case being taken away from the presiding judge Justice Joseph Wowo and given to another judge of the High Court, Justice Emmanuel Fangbele.
 
This has been one of the demands of the defense which prompted the defense lawyers to walk out of court at today's hearing when Justice Wowo refused their application to excuse himslef from the case and also insisted on proceeding with the trial in his chambers instead of in open court.
 
It has even been said that the new judge will grant the defense application to have the case heard in open court, and therefore it is very likely that the defense team will get back to court on the next adjournment date on Monday (27 July) instead of tomorrow as was the case with Justice Wowo.
For: Ndey Tapha Sosseh
President - Gambia Press Union


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