Yeah, Ebrima I read the reports from the Gambian newspapers online and I
must say that the victory for the defense team must be sweeter considering
the fact that this time it was Pap Cheyassin Secka himself that borne the
brunt of the trouncing. I must say I got lost reconciling what was really
going on. Apparently, while they were arguing this case, there was another
case against Darboe and Co in another court. I wished I had the wisdom of
seasoned lawyers (Antou Gaye, Ousman Sillah, Amie Bensouda and Mariam
Denton) participating in this case to assist me to decipher this one. But
one does not need a law degree to figure that there are already two bail
hearings in this case. The AG is relentless in his attempts to put 25 people
in jail for the lawful execution of one person (if you ask me) and at the
same time, he is more than reluctant to put a single person in jail for the
murder of 15 children. So after reading the reports, every lay person should
know where the commitment of this government lies. These people are only
interested in perpetuating Yaya by any means necessary. If they have to
slaughter our kids in broad daylight, they will do it. If they have to
kidnap people in front of the whole world they will do it. They turned the
whole Gambian population to amateur lawyers because of their blatant
disregard of commonsense. One of the things that also caught my eyes
recently when I read Gambian papers and talk to friends back home is that
everyone now knows that it is illegal to detain someone beyond 72 hours
without a charge. I didn't know that until this regime came to power. I just
noticed that the family members of Ebrima Fatty (latest kidnapping victim as
far as I know; maybe even as am writing this, they are kidnapping someone
else) were also questioning why he was being detained beyond the 72 hours
maximum limit. It is incomprehensible. The UDP supporters should stand their
ground and also make the murdering of our children on April 10 and 11 their
agenda. It is about time they heed Colly's advise and give this matter the
priority it deserves. We saw what Yaya and his gangs did to the Crude-oil
issue. This parliament will not do anything for us. The courts worked for
you so far in this ambush case. Continue using it to get justice for our
children or at the very least showcase the brutality of this illegal regime.
Take the case about the murder of our children from that toothless
commission and take it to the court where it belongs. With the AG's latest
defeat and humiliation, it is all the more urgent that we have an
independent prosecutor for our case. We will pay for the services of that
prosecutor. We do not want losers representing us.
KB
>From: Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Dumo detained at the NIA
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:55:15 GMT
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>Gambia-L:
>
>Another e-mail from a source in the Gambia.
>
>Ebrima Ceesay
>
>__________________________________________________________________
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Dumo Sahor kidnapped by Modu "Pika"Jallow, watchman confirmed
>>(The
>>Point)
>>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:16:35 GMT
>>
>>Hello Coach,
>>Well, the watchman at the "Boka Loho" centre confirmed that "Momodou
>>Jallow" of Nemakunda led Yahya's hit squad in the kidnapping of Dumo Saho.
>>(The Point has a story on it and also on the Darbo Court proceedings. We
>>look forward to KB's legal analysis). One of my collaborators at NIA told
>>me a few minutes ago that "Dumo" was being held at the ground floor of the
>>NIA Headquaters in Banjul at least up until mid-night last night. "Dumo"
>>may still be there or he may have been moved to one of their "holding
>>points" in and around the Kombos. These unfortunate victims are usually
>>held in the vacant houses this regime illegally seized from hard-working
>>Gambians during those Kangaroo Commissions. Additional pressure should be
>>applied from the outside to supplement the tremendous job that Mrs. Sahor
>>is doing. As for Modou "Pika", he must be stopped. He must be stopped NOW.
>>
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