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UDP national treasurer appeal postponed to April 27

Mar 20, 2015, 11:06 AM | Article By: Halimatou Ceesay

The appeal case involving the national treasurer of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Amadou Sanneh, yesterday failed to proceed before a three-member panel of judges of the Gambia Court of Appeal headed by Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle, and including Justice Sallah and Justice Awa Bah.

The case, which was adjourned until yesterday for the adoption of briefs after the state was asked to file their briefs at the last court sitting, could not proceed, after the court clerk announced that there was an emergency and the court would not sit.

All the cases were then adjourned until 27 April 2015.

Amadou Sanneh is challenging the decision of the Special Criminal Court that convicted and sentenced him to five years in prison on 18 December 2013.

It would be recalled that the state in count one accused Amadou Sanneh (National Treasurer of United Democratic Party), that sometime in September 2013 in Banjul and in diverse places in The Gambia, he conspired with others to commit an act with a seditious intention, and thereby committed an offence.

Count two stated that Amadou Sanneh (National Treasurer of the United Democratic Party) sometime in September 2013, with intent to bring hatred or contempt or excite disaffection against the person of the President of The Republic of The Gambia or the Government of The Gambia, printed a malicious document titled “ATTESTATION” on a letterhead paper of the United Democratic Party (UDP), and thereby committed an offence.

The state in count four further accused Amadou Sanneh (National Treasurer of the United Democratic Party) that sometime in September 2013, he falsely made a declaration before one Bakary Baldeh, a commissioner of oaths, with knowledge that the said declaration was false and thereby committed an offence.