Justice
Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Banjul High Court yesterday adjourned the case
involving nine former officials of the National Intelligent Agency (NIA), for
ruling on summons on notice.
The
nine officials are Yankuba Badjie, former director general of the NIA, Louie
Richard Leese Gomez, Saikou Omar Jeng, Baboucarr Sallah, Yusupha Jammeh, Haruna
Susso, Tamba Mansaray, Lamin Darboe and Lamin Lang Sanyang.
They
are charged with 12 counts of criminal offences of conspiracy to murder,
murder, assaults causing actual bodily harm, conspiracy to commit misdemeanor,
forgery and making documents without authority.
When
the matter was called, A. Adeyimi and O. Danso appeared for the state while
counsels U. Achigbue, P. Gomez, M.B Johnson Richards, S. Kennedy and D. Dago
represented the defendants.
The
trial judge, Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara, then informed the crowded courtroom
that the matter was slated for mention.
She
said she would adjourn the case until 2 May 2017, for ruling on the summons on
notice that was argued before her by both sides.
The
accused were then remanded at Mile 2 Central Prisons.
