Presiding Magistrate Gives Ultimatum The presiding magistrate in the protracted false information
case against Alasana S.T. Jammeh, the former Permanent Secretary at the
Department of State for Religion Affairs has given ultimatum for the
continuation of the case. Magistrate Surahata
Danso has pronounced that if the prosecution fails to proceed on the next
adjourned date, he would have no option but to discharge the accused. According to him, the case had never proceeded since it was
first mentioned. He subsequently adjourned the case to 2nd September 2009. When the case was called it could not proceed, prompting the
presiding magistrate to issue an ultimatum. It could be recalled that P S Jammeh is standing trial for
the offence of giving false information to a public servant. According to the particulars of the offence, Mr. Jammeh
sometimes in the year 2008, by virtue of his employment as the Permanent
Secretary responsible for Religion Affairs claimed to have received directives
from the Office of the President, to select Inter-continental Airways to
transport pilgrims during 2008 Hajj, knowing the said to be false. Mr. Jammeh denied the charge.
