US EditionWitness Admits Buying BCC Land Without Partner Approval Amid $13 Million Profit Claims
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Witness Admits Buying BCC Land Without Partner Approval Amid $13 Million Profit Claims
By: Fatou Krubally A key witness, Shel Elhajj, told the local government commission of inquiry investigating Banjul City Council (BCC) land transactions that he paid $2 million for a plot of land from BCC in 2019 without prior approval from his supposed business partners, raising questions about the legitimacy of the deal and the eventual profit made. Elhajj, a retired businessman, testified that the land purchase was intended for a joint ventur…
This week, the first round of witness statements began in the investigation into alleged crimes of fraudulent administration, tax evasion, and document forgery related to the irregular sale of land belonging to the Chajarí Aeroclub. The case, now being handled by Assistant Prosecutor Carolina Ezpeleta, had been reopened following a decision by the Coordinating Prosecutor of Concordia, José Daniel Costa, who revoked the initial dismissal ordered …
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