20091221
africanews

Three senior officials in the Gambian judiciary have been charged for allegedly stealing US$310,679.6117 in the Gambian judiciary.
gavel
The three, Amie Amina Saho Ceesay, former Sheriff of the High Court, Justice Nguie Mboob Janneh. Haruna Jaiteh former judicial secretary will appear before the Banjul Magistrate court on January 4th, 2010 to answer to theft charges. They all denied the allegations against them.

Justice Amina Saho-Ceesay, who was represented by Anthoman Gaye, is accused of stealing two million Dalasi ($77,000) and US$ 1000 between the year 2005 to 2009, at the Sheriff Division of the High Court, being the property of The Gambia government.

The court has ordered her to report to the police every Friday and all her traveling documents be held pending completion of the trial.

Justice Ngui Mboob-Janneh, the second to be arraigned, is accused of stealing D803, 000 ($31,000) and 900 pound sterling, between the periods 2005 to 2009, at the Sheriff Division.

She was subsequently granted a court bail on the grounds that she is pregnant, in the sum of D1.5m Dalasi ($57,600) with two Gambian sureties who must have a landed property within the Greater Banjul Area.

Haruna Jaiteh, the Judicial Secretary who was represented by A.A Bensuda, is also accused of stealing D1, 017,000 ($39,000) between 2005 and 2009, at the Sheriff Division. He was also remanded in custody.

It could be recalled that on Friday, October 23, three officials Haruna Jaiteh Nguie Mboob-Janneh and Amie Saho-Ceesay were suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigations in alleged financial scam in the country’s judiciary.