Ba Tambedou demands apology from investigative journalist Mustapha K Darboe

Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubacarr M. Tambadou has demanded a public apology from investigative journalist Mustapha K. Darboe over allegations published in a 2025 report by The Republic concerning the disposal of assets linked to former President Yahya Jammeh.

In an open letter, Tambadou described several claims made in the investigation as “false and defamatory”, arguing that the publication wrongly portrayed him as acting unlawfully and dishonestly in decisions related to the management and sale of Jammeh-linked assets.

Tambadou denied the allegations, insisting that the decisions referenced in the article were collective government actions involving Cabinet, a ministerial taskforce and other state authorities.

He argued that the publication ignored clarifications and evidence he had provided before the article was published.