Nfamara
Dampha, the former director of fisheries, Abdoulie Njie, Musa Jawla, Joseph
Gabidon, Nfamara Darboe and Mataar Bah, all being former officials of the
Department of Fisheries were yesterday discharged by Justice Sainabou Wadda
Cisse of the High Court in Banjul.
Their
discharged followed a nolle prosecui filed by the state for the discontinuance
of their trial.
The
accused persons were charged with economic crimes, neglect of official duty and
disobedience of statutory duty amongst others in 2013.
During
yesterday sitting, state counsel B. Sanneh informed the court that the Attorney
General and Ministry of Justice had filed a nolle prosecui on 14 June 2017,
pursuant to section 85 (1) (c) of the constitution.
In
his response, defence counsel, Musa Batchilly, raised no objection to the
application but indicated that he was not served with a copy of the nolle
prosecui filed by the state.
He
applied that the court made an order to release travel documents, ID cards and
title deeds of the accused persons.
Subject
to the nolle prosecui filed by the state, the presiding Judge thereby
discharged the accused persons and directed that the registrars of the Banjul
Magistrates’ Court and the High Court to return the documents belonging to the
accused persons.
