(Issue Tuesday June 28, 2016)
Lawyer
Mary Samba, who was holding brief for Lawyer Ida Drammeh, yesterday told the
High Court before Justice Ottaba that she was applying for the discontinuance
of two motions filed on behalf of Sira Wally Ndow-Njie and Edrissa Jobe.
She
further applied to the court to strike out the motions.
The
state counsel rose and told the court that he was not opposing the application
made by lawyer Mary Samba.
Justice
Ottaba later told the court that the application made by Mary Samba was
granted, and struck out both motions.
The
accused persons and their counsel were not present in court.
Earlier,
lawyer Ida Drammeh filed two motions at the High Court for the release of Sira
Wally Ndow-Njie and Edrissa Jobe, who were in state custody.
The
motions filed were for the hearing of application on the part of Sira Wally
Ndow-Njie and Edrissa Jobe, for an order that the applicants be released
unconditionally or upon their entering into recognisance with or without
sureties for their appearance before any court in which any charge pending
against them to be heard.
The
motions also stated that the applicants be admitted to bail pending the hearing
and determination of any such charge.
A
notice of discontinuance followed the two motions on 27 June 2016, for the
release of the applicants.
The
notice stated that the above-named applicants intended to discontinue and to
apply for the striking out of the motions dated 23 June 2016.
It
would be recalled that the accused persons, who were charged with economic
crime, were recently paraded before Magistrate Omar Cham at the Banjul
Magistrates’ Court.
He
subsequently transferred the case to the High Court for lack of jurisdiction to
hear the case.
The
accused persons were then remanded in custody.
