Let the truth stand on its feet.  Gambians can choose to not want to
acknowledge that Deyda was murdered by the state.  We can also delude
ourselves to wishing for "the authorities" to investigate all we want, but
the fact is Deyda was murdered by the state.  Look at all the murders
committed by the state, from Koro Ceesay, to the students, the many staged
coups, and now Deyda, the execution is the same.  If we say we are afraid to
say or do something about this latest murder, I can understand, for we have
been afraid of Yaya for ten years running.  This demand for an independent
inquiry would get more mileage if our citizens insist and demand it.  If we
do nothing, then we can bank on more murders to come.

Chi Jaama

Joe

>From: Alassan Sisay <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Courtesy of BBC 'Hitmen Killed Gambia journalist'
>Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 07:54:00 -0800
>
>'Hitmen killed Gambia journalist'
>
>  Deyda Hydara edited the Point newspaper and worked for AFP
>
>A prominent Gambian journalist was killed in a pre-meditated operation by
>well-organised professionals says media watchdog, Reporters Without
>Borders.
>Deida Hydara's death three weeks ago had striking similarities with murders
>of other critics of the regime of President Yahya Jammeh, the group says.
>They have called for an independent commission to investigate.
>Following Deida Hydara's killing, media protests were staged in Gambia and
>in neighbouring countries.
>Hydara had been a fierce opponent of new laws restricting press freedom and
>had written articles severely attacking them.
>Reporters Without Borders African head Leonard Vincent said he visited the
>country recently and eyewitnesses were afraid to talk to the police and
>were fleeing the country.
>"The only guarantee we have to have for a thorough investigation is to have
>it done by a third person," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa.
>The Gambian authorities condemned Hydara's killing at the time, with
>Interior Minister Amadou Janneh saying he saw no link between the murder
>and the new press laws.
>The new laws can impose minimum six month jail sentences for journalists
>who write libellous articles. And, in order to stay in business, media
>proprietors have to prove they can afford to pay new hefty financial
>penalties if they publish such material.
>
>
>
>
>
>---------------------------------
>Do you Yahoo!?
>  Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.
>
>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい
>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
>Web interface
>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
>
>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to:
>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l
>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
>[log in to unmask]
>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい

いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい
To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface
at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html

To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l
To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]
いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい