Justice Agyemang, a High Court judge at the Criminal Division who is presiding over the ongoing treason trial involving Hamadi Sowe, the last accused facing charges of concealment of treason in the wake of the 21st March 2006 foiled coup plot led by Colonel Ndure Cham, ex-chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces has informed the court of the new developments that took place in the trial.  

Addressing the court on Thursday when the case was called before her, Justice Agyemang said the state counsel for the defence agreed that witnesses to the case should only give evidence strictly confined to the accused.  

According to the High Court judge, the accused was some time in 2006 jointly charged alongside six other persons who all know their fates and witnesses gave evidence in the case. She gave the reasons why the state had agreed to file in new information with respect to the trial and quickly stated that evidences given in the court should remain valid and only confined to the accused person alone.  

Hamadi Sowe, the accused person consented to the comments of Justice Agyemang, but preferred for the trial to continue in the presence of his counsel, Neneh Cham-Chongang who was absent.  

The case was then adjourned to July 28th 2008.Merley Wood represented the state.