Sixteen Protestors Decline Police Bail Conditions – Foroyaa Newspaper

Sixteen Protestors Decline Police Bail Conditions – Foroyaa Newspaper

Sixteen protestors at PURA who were arrested on Friday, 22nd August have declined an offer of conditional bail by the Police, stating that they will only accept their unconditional release. The remaining three, upon acceptance of the conditional bail have been released on bail. According to a police statement on Sunday, 24 August 2025, bail was opened for all the protestors who were arrested on Friday but said only three (3) suspects accepted th…

16 protesters decline bails, urge unconditional release

The protest, organised by a coalition of civil society groups including Team Gom Sa Bopa, Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), and the Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ), condemned the new rule as “anti-competitive” and “a betrayal of ordinary citizens.” Three suspects: Badou Secka (Tallinding); ⁠Bakary Jammeh (Bakau) and ⁠Bakary J. Sanyang (Wellingara) accepted the bail conditions and were granted bail. The remaining …