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Police detective testifies in Court Martial
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Boto Keita, a police detective with The Gambia Police Force was last Saturday cross examined by the defence counsel Lamin Camara, in the ongoing Court Martial currently taking place at the Yundum Military Barracks on the foiled coup of March 21 2006, presided over by Justice Akomaye Agim.
During the cross examination, Detective Keita told the court that he remembered some of the dates that the first accused person, Captain Bunja Darboe, appeared before the panel of investigators. “He appeared before the panel on the 21, 26, and 29 March 2006 and cautionary statements were taken from him. “I recalled that the statements were obtained in the presence of an independent witness.” he said. Mr Keita was quick to informed the court that he cannot remember how many cautionary and voluntary statements he obtained from Mr Darboe. He also told the court that he obtained cautionary statements from other accused persons like Cpt Abdou Karim Jah, Lt Momodou Alieu Bah and Corporal Samba Bah. According to him, Cpt Jah recorded his own statements but did not remember how many statements he obtained from Lt Momodou Alieu Bah. “I know that I took two voluntary statements from Lt Bah at Mile Two Police Station,” Keita said. He told the Court Martial that the first accused, Cpt Darboe, was under his custody before he made the undated statement and was detained at Mile Two. Counsel Camara then put to him that, “so you know everything that happened to him (Darboe) from the 21st March to 22 June 2006?” But Detective Keita answered in the negative. Mr Keita further told the Court Martial that the video cassettes were recovered from Modou Sanyang and the audio cassette from the CDS-Lang Tombang Tamba. “I was there when the tape recorder was recovered from the NIA. I was also present when the cautionary statements of Cpt Yahya Darboe and Cpt Wassa Camara were made. I cannot remember the dates, but I know that it was taken at the NIA office. “Myself, Sgt Lamin Cham, Abdoulie Sowe and the Independent witness, Tijan Bojang were all present,” detective Keita explained. The case countinues. Author: Written by Lamin Njie
Source: The Daily Observer
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