By Ismaila Sonko
Magistrate Isatou Janneh Njie, of the Kanifing Magistrate Court has granted bail to Sainey Jaina and Ousainou Sankareh, both accused of felony for making papers intended for money doubling on 16th April, 2019.
Modou D. Mballow (Superintendent) prosecuting counsel for IGP, appealed to court that the accused persons should not be given bail they should remain in the custody to avoid them committing similar alleged offence by making false money in the society.
Mr. Kennedy, the defence counsel opposed to the prosecuting counsel he stated that section 19 and 99 of the constitution of the Gambia allows the bail of the accused person because is only the court that can said the accused persons were found guilty after the ruling of the court.
Count one: statement of offence conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 368 of the criminal code, Cap 10:01 volume III laws of the Gambia 2009.
According to the particulars of offence, Sainey Jaina, Demba Camara, Modou Musa Jallow and Ousainou Baye Sankareh sometimes in the month of December 2018 in Kanifing and diverse places of the Serekunda area, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, agreed among yourselves to commit a felony to with making papers intended for money doubling to resemble a banknote, thereby committed an offence.
Count Two: Statement of offence making or having in possession of paper of implement for forgery, contrary to section 325 (a) of the criminal code Cap10:01 volume III Laws of the Gambia 2019.
According to the particulars of offence, Sainey Jaina, Demba Camara, Modou Musa Jallow and Ousainou Baye Sankareh sometimes in the month of December 2018 in Kanifing and diverse places of the Serekunda area, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of the Gambia, jointly and knowingly had in your possession or custody Seven pieces of blacken size intended to resemble and pass as banknote, thereby committed an offence.
Count Three: Statement of offence stealing, contrary to section 252 of the criminal code Cap10:01 volume III laws of the Gambia 2009.
According to the particulars offence, Modou Musa Jallow, sometimes in the month of December 2018 at ECO Bank Limited, Senegambia Branch, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, being a supervisor and Banker, and by virtue of such an employment stole from ECO Bank the sum of Six Million, Five hundred thousand dalasis (D6, 500,000.00) being the property of ECO Bank limited.
In this case the accused person Modou Musa Jallow was agreed of stealing the money from ECO Bank but he said he deliver first to the first and forth accused persons.
Count Four: statement of offence stealing, contrary to section 252 of the criminal code Cap10:01 volume III laws of the Gambia 2009.
According to the particulars of offence, Demba Camara, sometimes in the month of December 2018 at Trust Bank limited Lamin Branch, Kombo North of the Republic of The Gambia being a teller, and by virtue of such an employment, stole from Trust Bank limited Two hundred and Seventy five thousand dalasis (D275, 000.00) being the property of Trust Bank limited, thereby committed an offence.
The accused person Demba Camara, agree that he stole money from Trust Bank limited but it was given to the first accused person Sainey Jaina and later he pay the money back to the Trust Bank limited.
Count Five: statement of offence, obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to section 288 of the criminal code Cap10:01 volume III laws of the Gambia 2009.
According to the particulars of offence, Sainey Jaina and Ousainou Baye Sankareh sometimes in the month of December 2018 in Kanifing and diverse places of the Serekunda area, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of the Gambia, by false pretences and with intend to defraud induces Modu Musa Jallow to deliver to you sum of Six million, five hundred thousand (D6,500,000.00) with the pretext that you had blacken papers cut into Banknote size intending to wash with a special liquid and would pass as special paper resembling dollar bank notes which representation was false at the time, thereby committed an offence.
Count Six: statement of offence, obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to section 288 of the criminal code Cap10:01 volume III laws of the Gambia 2009.
According to the particulars, Sainey Jaina sometimes in the month of December 2018 in Kanifing and diverse places of the Serekunda area, in the Kanifing Municipality of the Republic of The Gambia, by false pretences and with intend to defraud, induces Demba Camara to deliver to you the sum of Two hundred and Seventy- Five Dalasis (D275,000,00) with the pretext that you had blacken paper cut into banknote size intending to wash with a special liquid and would pass a special paper resembling dollar bank notes which representation was false at the time, thereby committed an offence.
First accused person Sainey Jaina and Forth accused person Ousainou Baye Sankareh both deny of wrong doing and the matter was adjourned today and both of them were granted a 7 million Dalasis bail or the two plot of Land for each.