Magistrate Amina Saho of the Bundung Magistrates Court on Monday, sentenced one Yusupha Jammeh and Siaka Jammeh to a fine of D2, 500 each, in default to serve one year imprisonment plus D2, 500 as compensation, in default to serve another six months in prison for assaulting a team of NAWEC workers.

According to the charge sheet, the accused persons who were previously three in number, Ebrima Jammeh, Yusupha Jammeh and Siaka Jammeh the first, second and third accused persons respectively were charged for the offence of assault contrary to section 230 (e) of Criminal Code of the Gambia 1990. All the three accused persons pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against them. But the first accused person Ebrima Jammeh was remitted to the children's court in Kanifing after declaring to the court that he is a minor of 17 years of age.

Magistrate Saho told the court that for matters concerning juvenile, the Magistrate court has no jurisdiction to it and therefore should be remitted to the children's court at Kanifing. She cited sections 227, 230 and 231 (1) of the Criminal Code, noting that any child who committed an offence with adult must be remitted to the children's court for appropriate punishment. She therefore granted the 1st accused person Ebrima Jammeh bail in the sum of D5, 000 with a Gambian surety.

The trial of the second and the third accused persons proceeded with the conviction and sentencing of the two for assaulting a team of NAWEC workers while on the execution of their public duties. The Inspector General of Police was represented by 772 Samateh.