Lamin Touray, a clearing agent, has been convicted by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court for violating the Revenue Laws of the country.
He was found guilty with three count of falsification of customs documents contrary to section 242 (1) of the customs and Exercise Act, count (2) forgery of official documents contrary to section (318) and punishable under section 324 of the criminal Code Cap 10 volume 111 laws of The Gambia and, count (3) Uttering false document contrary to section (328) of the criminal code, cap10, Volume111 laws of The Gambia.
Presiding Magistrate Jobarteh fined the accused Lamin Touray on the following count (1) D10,000 in default to serve 2years in imprisonment, count (2) D20,000 in default to serve 2 years in jail and count (3) D20,000 in default to serve 2 year in imprisonment and all count are to run concurrently.
The Gambia Revenue Authority GRA was represented by Modou Njie, one of the GRA Legal Officers.
