Assistant Police Superintendent Sanussi Darboe, who served as a member of the investigation panel that was set up to probe the alleged coup plot by Gambian soldiers and a police officer, yesterday testified before the court.
The historic trial before the High Court of The Gambia in Banjul involves: Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, Sergeant Gibril Darboe, Corporal Ebrima Sannoh and Corporal Omar Njie, all of the Gambia Armed Forces, as well as Sub-inspector Fabakary Jawara of the Gambia Police Force.
They are being tried for treason, concealment of treason and incitement to mutiny as prosecutors alleged that they were planning to topple President Adama Barrow and his administration.
Beginning his testimony, the assistant police superintendent said he recognised all the accused persons. “Something transpired between me, the first accused Sanna Fadera, third accused Ebrima Sannoh and fifth accused Fabakary Jawara,” he said.
He narrated before the court that he recognised Sanna Fadera, Ebrima Sannoh, Gibril Darboe and Omar Njie through their interaction at the State Intelligence Services (SIS), where he interacted with them as a member of the investigation team. For Fabakary Jawara, he said he knows him as a colleague police officer and also interacted with him as a member of the investigation team.
“For the first accused, I was tasked to take his statement after a joint interrogation before the panel. The same interactions with the third and fifth accused. I was tasked to take their statements.” Read more
