A Gambian court imposed financial penalties and territorial restrictions on Salieu Mbacke after his conviction for property destruction. Magistrate M. Sowe at Kanifing Magistrates' Court ordered the defendant to pay D15,000 and banned him from entering the country for two years. The court also demanded D70,000 in victim compensation, with failure to pay resulting in a two-year prison sentence at Mile II State Central Prison. Mbacke faced charges under Section 312 of the Criminal Code for his September 3, 2024 actions in Bakau. The defendant had dismantled a Mercedes Benz 190 belonging to Lamin Cherno Touray, converting the D275,000 vehicle into scrap metal.
The destroyed car carried registration number KM 6994E and had been positioned at GNPC awaiting sale. Prosecution testimony revealed Mbacke sought to finance his planned European migration through illegal means. The magistrate ruled that both penalties would apply simultaneously and informed the convicted individual of his appeal rights. Witnesses described how the vehicle owner discovered his property had been completely stripped for parts.
The destroyed car carried registration number KM 6994E and had been positioned at GNPC awaiting sale. Prosecution testimony revealed Mbacke sought to finance his planned European migration through illegal means. The magistrate ruled that both penalties would apply simultaneously and informed the convicted individual of his appeal rights. Witnesses described how the vehicle owner discovered his property had been completely stripped for parts.
