The sedition trial of journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh was on Wednesday 21 November mentioned at the High Court before Justice Mabel Maame Yamoa. When the case was called., Justice M.M. Yamoa said she does not have any clue of the case before her apart from the ruling of Magistrate Imelda Mboto of Banjul Magistrates Court. She later asked for the previous proceedings of the case to be made available to her by the next adjourned date. T he case was therefore adjourned to 28 November.

It could be recalled that Fatou Jaw Manneh, a US based Gambian journalist was standing trial on charges of sedition at the Kanifing Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate Buba Sawo who later moved the case to Banjul after he held the view that he does not have jurisdiction to hear the case. On 6 August, Magistrate Imelda Mboto also ruled that her court could not try Fatou owing to the fact that she does not have jurisdiction to hear the case. She ruled that the matter should be heard by the Brikama Magistrates Court.. Fatou never appeared at the Brikama Magistrates Court. The state decided to take the matter to the High Court, but the reasons that precipitated this move are yet to be established.

Src: Foroyaa, Gambia