Generals Umpa Mendy & Ansumana Tamba close associates of former President Yahya Jammeh were on Wednesday, March 21, charged with desertion ( Staying away for six months without communicating with their commander) at Military Court in Yundum.
The two generals accompanied Jammeh to Equatorial Guinea last year; but return to the country in January.
General Umpa Mendy was the Principal Protection Officer of Jammeh while General Ansumana Tamba, served twice as Commander of the State Guards battalion.
Up until last year, he was the only heavy weapons specialist at The Gambia Armed Forces.
The two generals will reappear at Court Martial on April 4, 2018.
The maximum punishment for desertion is life imprisonment or a lesser punishment such as dismissal or three years imprisonment provided by Gambia Armed Force Act.
