According to those in the know, an occasional attempt is made, by the
judiciary, to "appear" to be independent. I say, this move is a step in the
right direction and if followed up on, can only sow confidence in the masses
who can come forward and action against egregious AFPRC behaviour.
Soffie
-----Original Message-----
From: Beran jeng [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Indemnity Act thrown out of the window
Is it fair to say that there is some level of judicial
independence in the
country?
Beran
>From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Indemnity Act thrown out of the window
>Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:37:28 -0500
>
>Folks
>
>Even the Law Courts can no longer tolerate APRC 's
unlawfulness. The
>Indemnity Amendment Act was an insult to human rights.
Whilst there were
>some good reasons why such act was introduced in 1981, the
current
>Indemnity Amendment Act was all geared towards denying the
likes of Ous
>Sabally and many others from seeking redress for abuse of
power. By the
>way, this is first time in Gambia's legal History, have I
read about an
>entire Act of Parliament being declared null and void ,
well who do you
>blame? no one other than those 28 APRC NAMs that voted in
favour of this
>amendment, shame on them. May the people of the Gambia
reject them in the
>forthcoming polls.
>
>Long Live Justice Peace and Progress
>
>Sanusi Owens
>
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