Hawa Sisay-Sabally Explained

Hawa Sisay-Sabally
Office:Attorney General
Minister of Justice
Term Start:April 1996
Term End:31 July 1998
Spouse:Ousman Sabally
Parents:Biram Sisay

Hawa Sisay-Sabally is a Gambian lawyer who served as Attorney General from 1996 to 1998 and has since spoken out against corruption in The Gambia and represented opposition politicians in criminal cases regarding their participation in pro-democracy protests.

Early life and education

Sisay-Sabally's father was former Minister of Trade and Finance Sheriff Saikouba Sisay.[1]

Career

Sisay-Sabally was appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General under President Yahya Jammeh in April 1996. She was replaced by Fatou Bensouda on 31 July 1998.[1]

After the government approved a controversial Indemnity Act in 2001, allowing the President to shield people from prosecution, Sisay-Sabally spoke out against it as "tantamount to a coup against the 1997 constitution."[2] The Act was passed to prevent the prosecution of security personnel for their roles in the deaths of 14 students in April 2000. Sisay-Sabally represented her husband in a case that went to the Supreme Court of the Gambia, which ruled that the act had been passed and retroactively applied to prevent his case and awarded him damages.[3] [4]

Sisay-Sabally is a member of the Female Lawyers Association of the Gambia, founded in 2007 to lobby for gender equality in The Gambia through legislative reform. She is also a member of Transparency International and of the Network of Lawyers for Defence of Journalists in West Africa and has spoken out against corruption in The Gambia.[5] [6] She is secretary to the Board of the Arab Gambian Islamic Bank.[7]

In 2010, Sisay-Sabally represented Yussef Ezzeden, one of the accused in a treason trial involving former Chief of Defence Lang Tombong Tamba.[8] [9] In 2016, she was one of the lawyers representing United Democratic Party opposition politician Ousainou Darboe and others who were jailed for staging pro-democracy protests ahead of the 2016 presidential election.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Sisay-Sabally is married to Ousman Sabally, a school teacher, who she represented in 2001 after he was assaulted by state security agents.[14] [15]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Book: Perfect, David. 400. Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield. 2016. 9781442265264.
  2. Web site: Gambia: Ex-Attorney General Reacts to Indemnity Act. 27 April 2001. 14 January 2017. The Independent (Banjul). All Africa. 4 May 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010504053143/http://allafrica.com/stories/200104270002.html. live.
  3. Book: 188. Dictionary of African Biography, Volume 6. Emmanuel. Kwaku Akyeampong. Henry Louis. Gates. 2012. Oxford University Press. 9780195382075. 2020-09-14. 2023-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116105130/https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ. live.
  4. National Integrity Systems: Transparency International Questionnaire The Gambia 2004. Transparency International. 2004. Hawa. Sisay Sabally. 2017-01-14. 2016-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160429035039/http://www.whistleblowers.org/storage/documents/gambia/transparencyinternationalgambiareport2004.pdf. live.
  5. Web site: Hawa Sisay-Sabally. International Media Lawyers. 2017-01-14. 2014-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191848/http://www.internationalmedialawyers.org/cgi-bin/members/blosxom.cgi/Gambia/SISAY-SABALLY_Hawa.html. dead.
  6. Book: 86. A living mirror: the life of Deyda Hydara. Aloa. Ahmed Alota. Demba. Ali Jawo. Deyda. Hydara. Point Press. 2007. 9789983992014. 2020-09-14. 2023-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20230221184952/https://books.google.com/books?id=VggrAQAAIAAJ. live.
  7. Web site: Board of Directors. Arab Gambian Islamic Bank. 2017-01-14. 2017-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170429/http://www.agib.gm/index.php/features/all-templates-positions.html. live.
  8. Web site: Court should close prosecution case - Hawa Sisay Sabally. 19 April 2010. 14 January 2017. The Point. Soury. Camara. 16 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116161316/http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/court-should-close-prosecution-case-hawa-sisay-sabally. live.
  9. Web site: Gambia: Hawa Sisay Sabally Questions Dslu Daniel Kulo's Right of Audience. Foroyaa Newspaper. All Africa. 8 December 2010. 14 January 2017. Fabakary B.. Ceesay.
  10. Web site: Gambia: Breaking News: Jammeh Vows To Kill The Defense Team Representing Darboe And Co!. Freedom Newspaper. 8 June 2016. 14 January 2017. 16 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116175456/http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/gambia-breaking-news-jammeh-vows-to-kill-the-defense-team-representing-darboe-and-co-2/. live.
  11. Web site: Darboe and Co Trial: Defence Refer Count 5 and 6 to Supreme Court. The Voice Gambia. Mafugi. Ceesay. 20 May 2016. 14 January 2017. 16 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116171055/http://thevoicegambia.com/2016/05/20/darboe-and-co-trial-defence-refer-count-5and-6-to-supreme-court/. live.
  12. Web site: Darboe & Co case: State to 'add names' to the charge. The Gambia Inquirer. 28 April 2016. 14 January 2017. Halimatou. Ceesay. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118030306/http://thegambiainquirer.com/2016/04/28/darboe-co-case-state-add-names-charge/. dead.
  13. Web site: Gambia opposition activists charged. Daily Nation. 30 April 2016. 14 January 2017. 18 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118114213/http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Gambia-opposition-activists-charged/1066-3182644-dptx8f/index.html. live.
  14. Web site: Gambia: New Twist in Ousman Sabally Vs. State. The Daily Observer (Banjul). All Africa. Emil. Touray Head. 12 June 2001. 14 January 2017. 2 July 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010702080142/http://allafrica.com/stories/200106110427.html. live.
  15. Web site: Gambia: In Ousman Sabally Versus the State: High Court Rules Against Reference to Indemnity Amendment Act. The Independent (Banjul). All Africa. Omar. Bah. 11 June 2001. 14 January 2017.

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