@kemo_bojang This is more than a constitutional coup it amount to betrayal to all Senegalese. It is also an indictment on @ecowas_cedeao. The time have come for ecowas to prove that all countries in the region are equal. 🇸🇳 should be suspended immediately.
@kemo_bojang@JemiamaTDassen I totally agree bro. But I also think this is not a bad news to The Gambia. All the three countries are landlocked and they will need a partner at the coast. Looking at the location of the country this will be an economic opportunity. All what we need is to act immediately.
Congratulations @OmarSuso8 for your tireless efforts and determination in providing effective and efficient legal representation to our client. Indeed @national_gambia have proven it's determination to provide quality legal representation at no cost.
This has raised serious concerns on the need for Law Reforms on Mental Health in The Gambia. We’re grateful to Counsel @OmarSuso8 for his commitment to the client throughout the trail and ensuring her release from prison. #ReformLawsOnMental
The unnecessary bureaucratic procedures in endorsing the medical report resulted to the continuous detention of our client who was mentally unstable at the time of the offence.
Following a medical examination as per the requirement of the law, it was recommended that our client was stable and should be discharged to join the family in 2022. Unfortunately, due to bureaucratic procedures it took the relevant authority 5 months to endorse the report.
Having spent 6 years in prison on a charge of murder, NALA is pleased to secure the release of a woman (our client) in her late 40s from Mile II Central Prison. This came due to a judgment delivered sometime in 2022 wherein a judge gave a special verdict (guilty but insane).
As we strive to achieve the best legal outcomes for our clients, we wish to state that a High Court Judge delivered a judgment on the 14th March, 2023, wherein one of our clients was acquitted and discharged of murder. The Judge held that our client acted in self-defence.
It further strengthens our quest for adherence to due process in ensuring that the fundamental rights to fair hearing throughout the criminal justice process are always observed. We would, therefore, like to seize this opportunity to thank our team of dedicated Public Defenders.
The judgment has renewed our commitment to provide effective and efficient legal representation to individuals going through the criminal justice process.
In a landmark judgment delivered on the 9th March, 2023, a High Court Judge acquitted and discharged our client on all 8 count charges of Sexual Offences after 4 years of trial.
Take up that brief for the unpopular client. That is how most distinguished lawyers made their bones. In the meantime, be slow to belittle those doing it. Everyone is entitled to legal representation, Lucifer included. This legal sermon is limited to lawyers and law students.
Our team of indefatigable lawyers represented a total of 88 cases at the Children’s Court out of which 14 was concluded. At the Superior Courts, a total of 134 cases were handled of which 19 was concluded resulting to 14 acquittals.
We would, therefore, seize this opportunity to extend our immeasurable gratitude to the above partners for their continuous support in access to justice. We wish you all a happy and a prosperous New Year.
In additional to legal representations, NALA has implemented the School Mobile Legal Aid Clinic, radio and tv talk-shows on laws governing juvenile justice system and other legal matters through the support of @UNDP_TheGambia , @UNICEFGambia , @UNPeacebuilding
As we ushered into 2023, our quest to continue providing access to justice has been renewed. Indeed, 2022 was an eventful year in the execution of our mandate through the provision of legal representations and legal awareness outreach programs.
Strengthening the Mobile Legal Aid Clinics (MLACs) & Prison Legal Aid Desks (PLADs) to increase access to justice for all, especially the vulnerable, through continuous partnership between The Govt. 🇬🇲 and @UNDP_TheGambia
Thanks to @UNPeacebuilding#JusticeForAll