The trial involving Lamin Waa Juwara, former Minister of Regional Administrations, Lands and Traditional Rulers, Hamidou Jallow, Principal Lands and Evaluation Officer, and one Tamsir Onasis Konteh, a prominent businessman, Tuesday failed to proceed at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before acting Principal Magistrate Dawda A. Jallow.
When the case was called in a crowded courtroom, the trial magistrate told the court that the office of the Director of the Public Prosecutions had communicated to the court that the Hon DPP could not make his way to the court, and asked for an adjournment.
The case was then adjourned till 16 May 2013.
Count one of the particulars of offence indicated that Tamsir Onasis Konteh and Hamidou Jallow, in November 2011, in Banjul, within the jurisdiction of the court conspired to use forged documents to claim compensation in respect of Tanji Residential Layout and thereby committed an offence.
Count two stated that Tamsir Onasis Konteh, in November 2011, in Banjul, within the jurisdiction of the court made a document purported to be land title documents issued by the Alkalo of Tanji Village in order to claim compensation in the respect of plots acquired for Tanji Residential Layout and thereby committed an offence.
Count three read that Tamsir Onasis Konteh, in November 2011, in Banjul, within the jurisdiction of the court knowingly and fraudulently uttered false documents in order to claim compensation in respect of the plots acquired for Tanji Residential Layout and thereby committed an offence.
Count four stated that Tamsir Onasis Konteh, in November 2011, in Banjul within the jurisdiction of the court with intent to defraud obtained D300,000 from one Edward T. Sambou as a consideration of plot of land at Tanji Residential Layout with knowledge that the said plots were allocated to him under questionable circumstances and thereby committed an offence
Count five disclosed that Hamidou Jallow, in November 2011, in Banjul within the jurisdiction of the court being employed in the public service and in his capacity as Principal Lands and Evaluation Officer caused plots of lands (Nos. C8 and C9) to be allocated as compensation to Tamsir Onasis Knoteh with knowledge that the said plots were already allocated to Kanilai Family Farms and Mr. Basirou Sambou respectively and with the knowledge that the said Tamsir Onasis Konteh was not qualified for any and thereby committed and offence
Count six stated that Hamidou Jallow in November 2011, in Banjul within the jurisdiction of the court being employed in the public service and in his capacity as Principal Lands and Evaluation Officer caused plots of lands (Nos C8 and C9), to be allocated as compensation to Tamsir Onasis Konteh as against the laid down procedure for the award of compensation and thereby committed an offence.
Count seven read that Hamidou Jallow in November 2011, in Banjul within the jurisdiction of the court being employed in the public service and his capacity as Principal Lands Evaluation Officer and in disobedience of the order of the director of lands caused compensation to be paid to Tamsir Onasis Konteh and thereby committed an offence.
Count eight stated that Lamin Waa Juwara in November 2011, in Banjul, within the jurisdiction of the court being employed in the public service and in his capacity as Minister of Regional Administrations, Lands and Traditional Rulers by willful negligent act caused plots of lands(Nos. C8 and C9) to be allocated as compensation to Tamsir Onasis Konateh with the knowledge that the said plots were already allocated to Kanilai Family Farms and Mr. Basirou Sambou respectively and with the knowledge that the said Tamsir Onasis Konteh was not qualified for any and thereby committed an offence.
