Bravo Momodou Ceesay.
Saihou


>From: momodou ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Letter  to The US President, UN Secretary General & Carter Center
>Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:13:25 -0700
>
>Fellow Gambians:
>
>Below is a letter we sent to Various United States
>officials and Newspapers in the Gambia.
>
>
>3629 Buford Highway
>Apartment G-10
>Atlanta, Georgia 30329
>
>UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY- ATLANTA BASE.
>
>June 21, 2000
>
>William J. Clinton
>The President of the United States
>The White House
>1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
>Washington DC 20500-0001
>
>Dear Sir:
>
>This is a request for an urgent action in the Gambia
>with respect to the leader of the United Democratic
>Party (UDP) and 80 supporters currently in detention
>at an unknown location in The Gambia.  Mr. Darboe and
>his supporters were ambushed by President Jammeh’s
>APRC provocateurs during a tour of the provinces.
>Many injuries occurred on both sides including the
>death of one person.
>We are fearful for the safety of Mr. Darboe and his
>supporters detained incommunicado by the Jammeh regime
>at unknown location(s).
>Quite conceivably, things are rapidly spiraling out of
>control. If you recall in April of this year, the
>government shot and killed innocent high school
>children for engaging in peaceful demonstration in
>protest of the brutal torture and consequent death of
>their colleague, Ebrima Barry by the Brikama Firemen
>and the rape of a 13 year old girl, Binta Manneh by a
>uniformed officer.
>In the face of the increasing popularity of the
>opposition, we feel that the UDP is the target of a
>government crackdown.  We are appealing for the
>strongest denouncement of human rights violations in
>the Gambia. Once again, allow us to raise our concern
>that the tyrannical regime in Banjul is provoking the
>Gambian people into a dangerous response.  We hope no
>rivers of blood will flow in the Gambia as they have
>in others parts of Africa. However, it will not be for
>lack of trying by the Jammeh regime.
>We hope that you will demand of The Gambian government
>the safety and immediate release of Mr. Darboe and his
>supporters.
>_________________________________
>Respectfully,
>
>
>Momodou K. Ceesay
>Secretary
>
>
>
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