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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Journalist Bakary Mankajang was cross-examined by both defence and state counsels on the interview he conducted with Mama Jabbi, the first prosecution witness in the ongoing police shooting trial of Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang.<\/b><\/p>\n

During the previous sitting, the court had ordered that the audio interview between Mankajang and Jabbi\u2014originally recorded in Mandinka\u2014be translated into English and shared with both the prosecution and defence for cross-examination purposes.<\/p>\n

Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, are on trial over the alleged shooting of three police officers. Two officers reportedly died, while one sustained injuries. Ousainou faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and committing a terrorist act, while Amie is charged as an accessory after the fact.<\/p>\n

Defence Counsel Adama Sillah, representing the second accused, Amie Bojang, began by questioning Mankajang about his professional background.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow long have you been a journalist,\u201d? Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201c4 to 5 years,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

The journalist told the court that the interview with Mama Jabbi lasted \u201cabout ten to eleven minutes\u201d and took place \u201cat a compound in Yarambamba, said to belong to the president\u2019s sister.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow long did your interview with Mama Jabbi last,\u201d? Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt lasted for 10 to 11 minutes,\u201d Mankajang confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Mankajang, would you be able to tell us where this interview was conducted?\u201d Counsel Sillah pressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe interview was conducted somewhere in Yarambamba, at the compound that Mama said is the compound of the sister of the president,\u201d Mankajang specified.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the name of the president\u2019s sister,\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s sister\u2019s name is Korka,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

When asked who selected the venue, Mankajang explained that Jabbi chose the location herself after he contacted her for the interview. He further revealed that, based on his background research, Jabbi was known to live in Sukuta but was staying at the president\u2019s sister\u2019s compound at the time of the interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho chose the place or location?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama chose the location for the interview when I called her for the interview,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you have any idea where Mama Jabbi lives?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my background research before conducting the interview, I was told that she lives in Sukuta instead of Yarambamba. But within that particular duration, she lives with the sister of the president. Within the duration of the interview,\u201d Mankajang explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you are then telling me that during or within the period of the interview, she stayed with the president\u2019s sister,\u201d Counsel Sillah clarified.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Mankajang responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho selected the location for the interview,\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama Jabbi,\u201d Mankajang replied directly.<\/p>\n

Counsel Sillah pressed further on whether the setting could have influenced Jabbi\u2019s statements, to which Mankajang responded, \u201cI have no knowledge about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Mankajang, the fact that the interview was conducted at the president\u2019s sister\u2019s home, does it have any impact on the utterances of Mama Jabbi,\u201d? Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no knowledge about that,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

The interview, Mankajang said, was conducted on 14 September 2023, after the president had announced a bounty for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen was the interview conducted?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was conducted on the 14th of September 2023,\u201d Mankajang supplied the date.<\/p>\n

\u201cWere you aware of the presidential bounty?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I\u2019m aware,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWas the interview done before or after the declaration of the president\u2019s bounty?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was after the president declared the bounty,\u201d Mankajang responded.<\/p>\n

Sillah suggested that Jabbi\u2019s remarks during the interview were influenced by the bounty, implying she may have been motivated by the reward. Mankajang, however, declined to speculate, saying, \u201cI cannot say anything about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that the interview was conducted at the President\u2019s sister\u2019s home. The same was done after the declaration of the President\u2019s bounty. I\u2019m putting it to you that it was Mama Jabbi who made utterances in order to reach out or to get to the Presidential bounty,\u201d Counsel asserted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyway, I cannot say anything about it,\u201d Mankajang responded.<\/p>\n

When asked whether Jabbi had prejudged the suspect, Mankajang confirmed that she had expressed suspicion about Ousainou Bojang before investigations were concluded. He also confirmed that Jabbi had stated in the interview that she acted \u201cfor the president.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin the interview, Mama Jabbi told you that as soon as she saw the first accused, she formed an opinion and suspected that he must have done something. Is that correct?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes she said, and the audio was played before the court, where we all heard her\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Mankajang, it could be safe to say that Mama Jabbi prejudged the suspect even before the investigations were done,\u201d Counsel Sillah inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell according to her, yes,\u201d Mankajang acknowledged.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd within the interview, Mama Jabbi, through her introductory remarks, stated that she did this for the President, is that correct?\u201d Counsel Sillah asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, she said so,\u201d Mankajang confirmed.<\/p>\n

However, Mankajang clarified that Jabbi\u2019s statements concerned only the first accused, noting, \u201cThe interview was based solely on her interaction with Ousainou Bojang.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin the interview, was there any point where she had stated that she saw the second accused together with the first accused Amie Bojang,\u201d? Counsel Sillah inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, the interview was based solely on her interaction with the first accused Ousainou Bojang,\u201d Mankajang clarified.<\/p>\n

Cross-Examination by State Counsel AA Wakawa<\/p>\n

State Counsel A.A. Wakawa then took over the cross-examination, focusing on Mankajang\u2019s professional conduct and adherence to journalistic ethics.<\/p>\n

When asked about his qualifications, Mankajang said he is pursuing an Advanced Diploma in Journalism and is familiar with the journalistic code of conduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are your qualifications in journalism?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m doing an advanced diploma at the school of Journalism,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you familiar with the code of conduct of journalism ethics?\u201d Counsel Wakawa inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I\u2019m aware of the code of conduct,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow long have you been in the Journalism field?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201c4 to 5 years,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you aware that journalists are not investigators?\u201d Counsel Wakawa challenged.<\/p>\n

\u201cJournalists investigate and they do all the normal journalistic work,\u201d Mankajang countered.<\/p>\n

The state counsel then asked whether Mankajang had shared any information about the case with the police. The journalist replied that he was arrested upon arrival and was not told the reason, though police accused him of \u201cinterfering with witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you at any point volunteer to give what other information you had to the police who was the body investigating this incident? Did you at any point volunteer?\u201d Counsel AA Wakawa demanded.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I found out about this incident, it was said everywhere. I cannot recall who said it, whether it was the president or the head of the police, but it was mentioned, and I completely remember that this was said that any individual who knows anything about this case, or who can do anything to lead to the arrest of the suspect and to go out and do what\u2019s required,\u201d Mankajang explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you provide the information you got?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was arrested upon arrival,\u201d Mankajang responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you know why you were arrested?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot tell you why I was arrested\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot tell why? You mean the police did not tell you why you were arrested? Counsel Wakawa pressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police did not tell me why I was arrested. What they said was that I was interfering with their witnesses, and this matter was not before the court, and within their particular jurisdiction,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

Wakawa challenged Mankajang\u2019s professionalism, accusing him of conducting \u201cunprofessional journalism,\u201d a charge the journalist denied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were carrying out unprofessional journalism,\u201d Counsel Wakawa accused.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot call that unprofessional journalism,\u201d Mankajang denied.<\/p>\n

\u2018Do you have any documents to show that the police said everybody can go ahead and arrest the suspect?\u201d Counsel Wakawa inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no document, but you know, as I said, I think I can, produce audio where this was said,\u201d Mankajang defended his position.<\/p>\n

The counsel further suggested that Mankajang was acquainted with Mama Jabbi before the interview and that he may have sought the presidential bounty. Mankajang refuted both claims, stating, \u201cI did not know Mama Jabbi before the interview. I found her contact after hearing her audio.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be correct to say that you were friends with Mama Jabbi before the conduct of the interview,\u201d Counsel Wakawa asserted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know Mama Jabbi. I have never seen Mama Jabbi before, and I didn\u2019t know Mama Jabbi existed before the interview,\u201d Mankajang disagreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow did you come to know Mama Jabbi?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I came across Mama\u2019s audio, I did my research to get her number,\u201d Mankajang explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWould it be correct to say that Mama gave you the interview without any information that you were a journalist or not?\u201d Counsel Wakawa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was aware that I\u2019m a journalist because I informed her before the interview. And everyone within the compound knew that I was a journalist,\u201d Mankajang clarified.<\/p>\n

When pressed on whether he was a \u201csocial media content creator rather than a journalist,\u201d Mankajang maintained, \u201cI am a journalist \u2014 I do both.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I will be correct to say that you are a social media content creator not a journalist,\u201d Counsel Wakawa challenged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a journalist, and I do both as well,\u201d Mankajang maintained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill I be correct to say that you as a journalist was also looking for the bounty stated by the president, will I be correct to say that?\u201d Counsel Wakawa inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was not my intention,\u201d Mankajang replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cMankajang, again I put it to you that just like Mama Jabbi granted you the interview and information regarding the arrest of the first accused person, for the sake of the president and the betterment of the country,\u201d Counsel Wakawa stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was doing my job for the betterment of the country, not the betterment of the president. We are answerable to the public, not the president or any institution,\u201d Mankajang responded.<\/p>\n

With no further questions from Counsel Wakawa, the court discharged Bakary Mankajang and adjourned the matter to October 21 for continuation.<\/p>\n

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