Alagie Borra Sisawo and IGP Abdoulie Sanyang.
By Landing Ceesay
The High Court of the Gambia has ruled in favor of Alagie Borra Sisawo in a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General. The court found that Borra’s detention from October 4th to October 10th, 2023 was unlawful and awarded him D500 thousand in damages.
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh ruled that the IGP and his officers had no justifiable reason to detain Borra beyond 72 hours. He also said that the IGP should not arrest and detain Bora without just cause.
In addition to the financial award, the court also ordered the IGP to hand over Bora’s iPhone 13 pro max to him.