Immigration Officer Says Pap Saine Is A Gambian By Birth!!!

By  Staff Reporter Sulayman Ceesay, Banjul      

The citizenship trial involving the Point’s boss Pap Saine resumed in court today with prosecution witness  Ebou Correa of the Immigration Department testifying.  Immigration agent Correa, appearing before the Banjul Magistrates Court adduced that all the documents presented to  him by the accused were valid.

The prosecution witness affirmed that he knew Pap Saine. That he had seen Pap Saine at his office in Banjul sometime ago. He said Pap had produced authentic evidence of his birth records,  before him Ebou, Inspector Sainey Ndure and Inspector Malamin Ceesay.  He testified that Mr. Saine’s  nationality as a Gambian was in tack as far as their records were concerned.  

 "Pap Saine had produced his Passport, Voter's id card, House receipts and a photocopy of his father's passport. And we found them to be the true copy of Gambian documents," he said.

The court room had barely looked like a conversation room as defence lawyer, Antouman Gaye asked the prosecutor to take the dock in place of the PW3 because his questions were not trying to help the witness. The court room was full of laughter and murmuring as the Magistrate tried to put seriousness into the case.

The case was adjourned to the 29th April 2009 at 1pm.