Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, former Speaker of the National Assembly was reportedly arrested and detained yesterday.
Reliable source said Jahumpa-Ceesay, was arrested by Police shortly after she returned from Dakar, Senegal, where she serving as an ECOWAS election observer in the recently concluded presidential election.
No reason has been given for her arrest but is believed to be in connection with police investigations into alleged witness tampering in the ongoing Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).
Effort to reach out the Police spokesperson to confirm the story remains futile.
Last week, the Ministry of Justice made a complaint to the police expressing concerns by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that Ms Jahumpa-Ceesay and former Jammeh-era Minister Yankuba Touray were either attempting to tamper or interfering with its witness, ex-army Sergeant, Alagie Kanyi, or attempting to pervert the cause of justice by concealing evidence that could potentially incriminate him and junta colleagues in alleged atrocities and extra-judicial executions meted out to citizens.
Touray has since been charged with witness tampering and given a D1 million court bail.