Banjul
Magistrates’ Court has issued an arrest warrant for the former army commander
Kawsu Camara, alias Bombardier, and the infamous Sanna Manjang, who is said to
be a member of the Jungulars, the assassin team of former president Yahya
Jammeh.
The
two are wanted, for they allegedly conspired to kill Deyda Hydara, the late
co-founder of The Point newspaper, who was shot death on 16 December 2004.
The
principal magistrate of Banjul Magistrates’ Court, Isatou Janneh-Njie, issued
the warrant after police in Banjul applied for the apprehension of the
suspects.
However,
the two men are said to be out of The Gambia but the court ordered that they
should be arrested and extradited to face justice in The Gambia.
The
case has been transferred to the High Court, which has the jurisdiction to try
the matter.
Deyda
Hydara, ex-managing editor and co-publisher of The Point, was murdered on 16
December 2004, when driving home after having celebrated 13 years of The Point
newspaper.
