{"id":89668,"date":"2025-11-08T16:52:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/amie-bensouda-testifies-on-procedural-accuracy"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:59:39","slug":"amie-bensouda-testifies-on-procedural-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/amie-bensouda-testifies-on-procedural-accuracy","title":{"rendered":"Amie Bensouda Testifies on Procedural Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Senior lawyer Amie Bensouda who served as lead counsel in the Janneh Commission of Enquiry into former president Jammeh\u2019s assets appeared before the parliamentary panel investigating the sale of those same assets once they were frozen by the state.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>However her testimony began with a procedural argument as to whether she had made or signed any official statement as part of that process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not make any statement. I was interviewed by a panel, and I answered questions. What I was later given was a document marked \u2018statement,\u2019 which I assumed to be a summary of the interview.\u201d she told the panel.<\/p>\n<p>Panel chairman Abdoulie Ceesay countered that the document was a standard record of witness interviews compiled by investigators and required confirmation from witnesses before adoption. \u201cEvery witness takes a statement with the investigators. They review it, confirm its content, and then we adopt it,\u201d Hon. Ceesay explained.<\/p>\n<p>Bensouda pushed back, insisting that she could not sign or confirm the document without accessing the full transcript or audio recording of her interviews to refresh her mind on what she said in it. \u201cWithout the transcript, I cannot confirm that the summary represents what I said,\u201d she stated. \u201cAt this enquiry I have the same privileges as a witness before the High Court, and under no circumstances should I be required to sign a summary prepared by others.,\u201d Bensouda stated.<\/p>\n<p>Committee counsel Dibba acknowledged Bensouda\u2019s rights, but said the panel \u2018s investigative procedures were governed by Section 108 of the Constitution, which allows it to regulate its own processes. \u201cThis is not a trial,\u201d the counsel noted. \u201cThe Assembly is master of its own procedure, Counsel Dibba argued.<\/p>\n<p>However, after some more exchanges on the matter, the committee agreed to allow Bensouda to review the summary alongside the transcript of her interview before submitting a revised statement. \u201cI don\u2019t mind writing a statement,\u201d Bensouda said, as long as it is mine, not someone else\u2019s summary of what I said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee granted her request to review the materials and reconvened after the break to continue the proceedings. Her testimony continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Senior lawyer Amie Bensouda who served as lead counsel in the Janneh Commission of Enquiry into former president Jammeh\u2019s assets appeared before the parliamentary panel investigating the sale of those same assets once they were frozen by the state. 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