Defence counsel L.S. Camara for the accused highlighted that the case was set for them to open their case. However, they filed the motion before the court on 12 August 2024 and were yet to be given a return date.
The court has nevertheless, ordered the prosecution to file their affidavits in opposition to the motion in 7 days.
In the defence’s affidavit in support of the motion, the accused was charged with sedition and one count of abusive language, and was granted bail.
After the closure of the case of the prosecution, the defence filed a no case to answer submission and the court delivered its ruling on the ‘no case to answer submission’ on 17 August 2023.
The accused stated that he was dissatisfied with the ruling and filed an appeal to the High Court on 28 August 2023, adding that he made an application for the records of the proceedings to be transmitted to the High Court for the appeal to be heard.
He also said that the High Court granted the order for the transmission of the records of the proceedings and the applicant (Yankuba Darboe) facilitated for same to be typed and transmitted.
The records of the proceedings - the first draft, he went on, were typed but required vetting which was not done, and as a result, the High Court dismissed the notice on appeal on 11 July 2024.
The applicant, Yankuba Darboe, further appealed to the court of appeal against the ruling dismissing the appeal on 25 July 2024.
The matter was adjourned until 20 September 2024 for hearing.
