President Adama Barrow has pardoned a total of 25 prisoners who were serving various jail terms at the state central Prisons of Mile II and Janjangbureh respectively as a goodwill gesture in the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The President is acting on powers vested in him by Section 82 of the Constitution of the Gambia, according to a media release from the Ministry of Interior.
The released prisoners are Lamin Kanyie, Allasan Saidykhan, Hadim Faye, Hadim Drammeh, Balla Suso, Bubacarr Sowe, Abdoulie Lowe, Abdoulie Dibba, Yusupha Jaiteh, Ebrima Jallow (3), Sherif Sey, Sulayman Saidy, Yahya Jambang, Ebrima Jammeh (1), Ebrima Jammeh (2), Modou Gibba, Abdou Conteh, Yusupha Tunkara, Doudou Gai, Landing Jadama, Ngai Njie, Omar Jallow, Amady Sowe, Muhammed Lamin Dally and Balla M. Conateh.
All the prisoners have since Friday evening released and reunited with their families.
