ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDS EX-AG TAMBADOU BE CHARGED WITH ECONOMIC CRIMES – The Standard Newspaper

ASSEMBLY RECOMMENDS EX-AG TAMBADOU BE CHARGED WITH ECONOMIC CRIMES – The Standard Newspaper

By Tabora Bojang The National Assembly committee established to look into how former president Yahya Jammeh’s assets forfeited to the state were disposed of, has recommended criminal proceedings be instituted against the former attorney general and justice minister. ‎The report presented to the plenary of parliament yesterday and adopted by lawmakers found that Abubacarr Tambadou presided over a “systematic pattern of violations” of the Public F…

Oversight Failures in the Management of Former President Jammeh’s Assets

The National Assembly of The Gambia established a Special Select Committee in May 2025 to investigate how assets linked to former president Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh were handled following the Janneh Commission’s investigations. The committee aimed to determine whether the state managed these assets lawfully, transparently, and in the public interest. Over several months, the committee conducted dozens of sittings, hearing testimony from more than s…