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Gambia News: Malick Jones in And Out of Police Station

Malick Jones, the interdicted head of Current Affairs at the Gambia Radio and Television Services, was arrested and detained at Kairaba Police Station on allegations of assault.

Sources close to Jones family said Malick was arrested on Friday, 4 April, shortly after the Friday (jummah) prayers at his residence at Kanifing, by two plain clothes officers believed to be NIA operatives. He was released on Saturday, 5 April, in the evening, but re-arrested on Sunday 6 April, in the morning, on further charges, including breach of the peace in respect of the same incident.

Malick Jones is a possible prosecution witness in the current trial of Mam Sait Ceesay, which should proceed at the Banjul Magistrates Court today.

According to family sources, Malick Jones was involved in a brawl with a resident of his home on Wednesday, 2 April. The sources went on to say that seven soldiers on board a military vehicle came to arrest him on that same Wednesday but that they were told that the problem was a family matter which they can handle.

The family members pointed out that to their surprise, on Friday, 4 April, two men believed to be NIA operatives came to their house and arrested Mr. Jones and whisked him to Kairaba police station.

At the time of going to press Malick Jones was still detained at Kairaba Police Station.

By: Fabakary B.ceesay & Emil Touray