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DPS Njie Acquitted and Discharged Wednesday, July 09, 2008 The Bundung
Magistrates’ Court yesterday declared Momodou O. Njie, Deputy Permanent
Secretary at the Department of State for Forestry and Environment, a free man.
Mr. Njie was standing trial for an alleged offence of impersonation, a charge he vehemently denied. The decision of the court to acquit and discharge Mr. Njie followed a ‘no case’ submission made by his counsel, Lawyer Lamin Camara and a reply made by the prosecution. In her ruling, Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara maintained that the court had carefully considered the evidence before it and found that the prosecution had not proven their case beyond reasonable doubt. She adduced that before a ‘no case’ submission can be admitted, it has to show that there is corroboration in the evidence of the prosecution’s witnesses as well as a link to the accused person’s offence. She adduced that both prosecution witnesses’ testimonies rendered before the court had not shown any credit during the cross-examination. She explained that no competent and reliable court would rely on such evidence to convict the accused. Author: By Yerro Mballow & Malamin Conteh Source: Picture: Momodou O Njie |
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