Gambia: State Moves to Detain Bojang Siblings After Acquittal in Police Shooting Case

Gambia: State Moves to Detain Bojang Siblings After Acquittal in Police Shooting Case

The Gambia's State Law Office has moved swiftly to keep Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, in detention, barely a day after the High Court acquitted and discharged them of charges stemming from the fatal September 2023 shooting of police officers at Sukuta-Jabang traffic lights.

CFJ Condemns Re-Arrest of Ousainou and Amie Bojang Following High Court Acquittal

CFJ Condemns Re-Arrest of Ousainou and Amie Bojang Following High Court Acquittal

GALA protests re-arrest of Ousainou & sister after court acquittal

Speaking to The Point Newspaper, Omar Saibo Camara, spokesperson of Gambians Against Looted Assets, expressed dismay over the situation, noting that the duo had been acquitted and discharged by a competent court. “Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang went through a competent court process and were found not guilty of the charges. The court ordered their release, and everyone was hopeful they would reunite with their families, only for the State to re…

State Ignores High Court Order as Ousainou and Amie Bojang Re-arrested

By Kemo Kanyi Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, were re-arrested by paramilitary forces at the Mile 2 Prison gate as they were leaving for home, despite having been acquitted and discharged by the Banjul High Court on Monday. The High Court, presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh, cleared the siblings of charges relating to the killing of two police officers and the wounding of another during the Sukuta-Jabang Traffic Light shooting. …