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High Court gives order on GNOC issue

May 29, 2013, 1:13 PM

The civil case involving plaintiffs Sheriff Jammeh, Alieu Jallow and Jonny Gomez and defendants Peter Prom, Momodou Dibba and Beatrice Allen has been issued an order by the High Court of The Gambia.

According to the order presided over by Justice E.F. Mbai on Monday 27 May 2013, having heard the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the defendants and having gone through the affidavit in support of the said motion it is hereby ordered that:

1.         The order of the 23rd day of May 2013 made by this honorable court  be stayed pending the hearing of the motion on notice;

2.         That the meeting of the Gambia National Olympic Committee scheduled to be held on the 27th May 2013 be held as planned

3.         That no steps be taken to exclude the organisations headed by the plaintiffs for the voter list. The Plaintiffs are to be served with this order.

ID Drameh and MA Samba were present for the defendants when the order was made.