Lamin
Ndure, the former driver of Yankuba Touray and the 4th prosecution witness, on
27th January, 2020, testified in the murder case involving the accused before
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul.
In
his testimony, he told the court that he joined the army in 1991 in the
gendarmerie, adding that he could not remember when he was converted to the
army. He revealed that he knows Ensa Mendy as well as Amat Jangum, prosecution
witnesses who had already testified.
He
told the court that he was at the airport in 1994, noting that he recognised
the accused. He said that the accused was his boss in 1994, further stating
that he was the driver of the accused prior to the 1996 elections when he was
transferred.
Further
testifying, he adduced that he could not remember whether in 1995 something
happened while he was the driver of the accused, adding that he could not
either remember Yahya Jammeh’s title in 1995. He told the court that he would
drive the accused when he went to work around 7 a.m. and would drive him back
home. He adduced that he used to drive to the home of the accused while he was
alone.
At
this juncture, the state counsel, A.M. Yusuf, applied for an adjournment
because he had a private pressing matter. Defence Counsel Sissoho was not happy
about the application made by the state counsel for an adjournment. “Do your
duty diligently,” Counsel Sissoho told the state counsel.
Consequently,
the matter was adjourned to the 3rd February, 2020, for continuation.
