Former Kombo North MP Musa Suso Released from Prison

By Pa Modou Faal

According to official sources, the former Kombo North parliamentarian, Mr. Musa Suso, who was convicted and sentenced to jail for drug peddling, was yesterday granted presidential pardon.

Mr. Suso, Ndeneh Faal, a businessman and Victoria Goddard, a beautician, were in 2000 arrested by police at a police post in Yundum whilst trying to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis sativa, locally called jamba, through Banjul International Airport.

Victoria Goddard later changed her plea from not guilty to guilty and was subsequently used as a prosecution witness.

In passing judgment on that fateful morning amidst tight security, Presiding Magistrate Otta, now a High Court Judge, remarked that she was going to set an example of the accused persons, noting that law makers should not be law-breakers and has since made a mandatory custodial sentence on Suso and Faal.

Talking to the Point yesterday shortly after his release, Suso, who spent six years behind bars, expressed gratitude to President Jammeh, adding that he still owed allegiance and support to him and the APRC party. “I am really relieved” he said.