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Magistrate Olajubutu Resigns, DPP Chenge Arrested for Insubordination; Sillahba's Sister Arrested
Yankuba Jambang, Editor & Publisher, Senegambianews.com
Published 06/27/2010 - 9:01 p.m. GMT
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Hired Nigerian prosecutor, Richard N. Chenge has double charges against Bun Sanneh, 3 others
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The principal magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates' Court, Kayode Olajubutu, has resigned and left the country since last Sunday.
A source close to the court said Mr Olajubutu has landed an international appointment, although he would not give details.
Kayode Olajubutu, a Nigerian citizen, was reportedly offended by the promotions of Justices Ikpala and Ahmadi to the High Court by the Chief Justice Emmanuel Agim. Instead of promoting Olajubutu, the CJ moved him from Bundung Court to Kanifing Magistrates' Court - well, at least closer to the capital.
Magistrate Olajubutu would be remembered for sentencing UDP campaign manager, Femi Peters to a mandatory one year jail term with a fine of D10,000. Peters was found guilty of organizing a political rally without police permit.
It was Olajubutu who convicted and sent the disgraced Kombo North law-maker, Musa Suso to prison in December of 2009. A year earlier, Olajubutu convicted a police superintendent Manlaffi Sanyang of stealing the president's car and sent him to prison. Manlaffi died in custody three days later.
Olajubutu was the magistrate who remanded prominent Gambian politician Halifa Sallah in custody in March 2009. Halifa was arrested by authorities and charged with leading an unlawful procession and inciting violence after the politician had visited rural dwellers affected by the state sponsored witch-hunt in which 1000 people were arrested and two reported deaths.
And following our Thursday lead story on the chief prosecutor's strike for back-pay, Richard N. Chenge was arrested on Friday for insubordination. He's not yet charged with any crime. According to our correspondent, Chenge was conspicuously missing at a Judicial Review seminar at the High Court on Friday, where an unnamed Ghanaian law professor delivered lectures on judicial review and law reforms.
Asked about whether the arrest of Chenge had anything to do with the escape from detention of the star-witness to the prosecution of former police chief, Ensa Badjie, Our correspondent replied: "That's nonsense. What had he to do with that? Sillaba Samateh was never charged with anything; he was arrested, however, detained, and coerced into testifying against Ensa Badjie, Major Kuluta Manneh and Lt Col Mam Matarr Secka as the first prosecution witness", he said.
Sillaba's sister, Nyaranding Samateh, was also arrested alongside their Brusubi home watchman following Sillahba's escape from detention. For Nyaranding, our reporter said, she was arrested because she had signed the D200,000 bail bond at the NIA headquarters in Banjul to secure her brother's release. Armed Security men now guard Sillahba's Brusubi home
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com
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