One Ousman Badjie, a staff of Gamtel, was yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Buba Jawo of the the Kanifing Magistrates Court on three charges of traffic related offences.

According to the prosecution, Mr Badjie, on 14th December, 2006, along the Kombo Sllah Drive, drove a motor vehicle (registration number BJL 1532B) in a negligent manner, which resulted to the affliction of injuries to one Dabo Ndong.

In count two, the accused on the same day, drive the same motor vehicle without due care and attention thereby causing an accident. Count three indicated the accused also drove the same vehicle without efficient break system.

Mr Badjie has denied all the charges preferred against him.

In her submission, Nabi AS Jones, the counsel for the accused, objected to count two and three, noting that the accused, as a first time offender, should be warned on those counts, rather than facing prosecution.

“Your worship, the act was committed since in December 2006 and the law provides for the accused to be summoned to court within 28 days, at the time of the offence, or a notice to be sent within two days. Either none of this was done and the summon before the court was filed in May, 2008. So I beg for the honourable court to dismiss both count one and two based on the above reasons,” she said.

However, police prosecutor Trawalleh asked for time to enable him respond to the defence counsel’s submission.

The presiding principal magistrate Jawo then adjourned the case to June 9  for the prosecution to reply to defence submission and granted the accused a court bail of D40,000, with a Gambia surety.