Ex-Police Chief Badjie and co have case to answer

The Special Criminal Court in Banjul yesterday ruled that former police chief Ensa Badjie and two other former senior military officers, namely Lt Co Mam Matarr Secka and Major Kuluteh Manneh, have a case to answer.

This followed the overruling of the no-case-to-answer submission filed by their defence counsel, after the closure of the prosecution’s case.

Justice Nkea, in his ruling, told the accused persons that a prima facie case had been established against them, and called on them to open their defence.

The case was then adjourned till today for defence.