One Solomon James, a clearance agent at The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), was on Monday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake on charges of obtaining money by false pretext.

According to the particulars of the offence, Solomon James in the  January 2008 at Bakau intended to obtain the sum of D32,000 from one Seedy K Tomay on the pretext that he would get him a car from the port where he works as a clearance agent. 

When the charge sheet was read to him, Solomon pleaded not guilty. He was granted bail in the sum of D35,000 and a Gambian surety with a landed property whose title deed must be deposited with the assistant registrar of the court.  The case continues on December 4.