Baba, thanks for this forward.  I just read his report on the point and was
saying to myself, whomever said this will be paid a visit sooner or later,
especially with the quotes ascribed to President Mbeki.  How can three thugs
come from nowhere and ask you to go with them, whether you like it or not?
How?  This is a common and accepted practice in the Gambia and it is only
the people that can stop it.  I don't know what they did to your reporter,
but most that they wisk away are not that lucky, and without bruises.  This
is going to get worse as we approach the 2006 Presidential elections.  The
day one of these thugs go to abuse someone and they loose a life or two in
the process, that will be the day they see how their abuses affect the
people.  As long as they are walking on the people easily, they shall
continue to whisk any of us.

Chi Jaama

Joe


>From: Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Alert: NIA "Invites" Independent Editor
>Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:36:17 +0000
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>I have just been informed that The Independent's editor-in-chief Musa
>Saidykhan was today picked up for questioning by three NIA agents.
>Initially, Mr Saidykhan was "invited" to the NIA headquarters. When he
>refused to go because his request to be told the reason for the invivation
>was denied, three men came to The Independent's offices to pick him up. Mr.
>Saidykhan demanded to see an arrest warrant but the agents told him that
>with or without a warrant, he had to come with them. They also took his
>cell phone from him for "screening."
>
>At NIA headquarters, Saidykhan was questioned about events surrounding his
>recent trip to Johannesburg for an African editors forum about which he
>wrote in The Independent. While in South Africa, Saidykhan had also
>submitted a report to the authorities there on the state of the media in
>The Gambia. As at the time of sending this brief report, Mr. Saidykhan had
>been released but asked to report to NIA headquarters again tomorrow
>moring, Friday.
>
>We will keep you posted on developments.
>
>Baba
>
>PS: NIA = National Intelligence Agency
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