--- Jenny Gustavsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings everyone!
>
> Good news: Red Cross International has been allowed
> to visit Dumo in Mile
> II. The result of yesterday's hearing in court seems
> promising, let's keep
> our fingers crossed...
>
> /Jenny
>
> Below from The Point October 13th 2000:
>
> - Dumo Saho's Case: Justice Kabalata Allows Appeal
>
> Zambian-born judge, Justice TA Kabalata, yesterday
> granted leave to Dumo
> Saho lawyers messrs Emmanuel Joof and Abubacarr
> Tambedou to formally appeal
> against the decision of the Kanifing magistrates
> court to remand Dumo Saho
> in custody.
>
> Dumo Saho and several others including Ebrima Yarbo
> were arrested in June
> 2000 after it was alleged that Dumo and others have
> planned to overthrow
> president Jammeh's government, and they were charged
> with treason. In a
> notice of motion heard by Justice Kabalata yesterday
> relating to Dumo Saho's
> case, lawyer Emmanuel Joof asked the court to grant
> him leave to file an
> appeal against the decision by the Kanifing
> magistrates court on July 14,
> 2000, to remand Dumo Saho in custody.
>
> Justice Kabalata proceeded to hear the application
> of lawyer Joof. There was
> no representative of the State at the hearing. The
> court acknowledged that
> the state was served a notice to appear, and even
> though the matter was
> stood down for about 45 minutes, no representative
> for the state appeared.
> Lawyer Joof intimated the court that he had problems
> in getting the record
> of proceedings from the Kanifing magistrates court
> on time. Justice Kabalata
> granted Joof application
>
> Copyright 2000 QuantumNET
>
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