The embattled editor of Today newspaper Mr. Abdul Hamid Adiamoh is ordered to stop publication with immediate effect from today the 11 September 2008 by the police.He was arrested this morning and new charges were made against him.Adiamoh will appear before a magistrate in Banjul tomorrow to face the newcharges.

The editor was standing trial on seditious charges at the Kanifing magistrate courts, for publishing an article about school children going scavenging metal at the disadvantage of their schooling in July of this year.

Appearing before magistrate Buba Jawo of the kanifing courts yesterday September the 10, The prosecution’s f irst witness , Assistant Superintendent Nomo Kujabi who is attached to the International Police (Interpol) when giving evidence against him, dwelt more on the editor of not paying his taxes for 2006/7. He also highlighted on the editor having category A permit, which do not allow him to register such a business like the today newspaper in which he registered in 2006.

During the trial yesterday, the prosecution did try to get the editor remanded, to give them chance to investigate more, but magistrate Jawo ruled against that saying the issues of tax evasion looks big but is not an issue before his court. The case was then adjourned to the 29 of September 2008.

The closure of Today newspaper will make it the fifth media house closed by the police without any court orders in the country. The previous ones were The Citizen Fm, The Citizen newspaper, the Sud FM, and the Independent newspaper.