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Subject:	ANOTHER POLICE BRUTALITY......GPF
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Date:	Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:16:31 +0100
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Ghanaian Dies After Release From Custody

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The Independent (Banjul)

October 7, 2005
Posted to the web October 10, 2005

Banjul

A Ghanaian, resident in The Gambia, Daniel Adjei Banin (alias Kantinka) allegedly died from starvation and torture shortly after he was released from Gambian police custody in a bizarre sequence of incidents.

News from Ghana indicated that Magistrate Moses Richards ordered Mr.
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Banin to be put in police custody after he sued an Englishman residing in The Gambia. The man had allegedly duped him of a huge sum of money on the promise of trafficking him to Europe. Upon reporting the case to the court, according to the Ghana News Agency, the magistrate instead of calling the case for appropriate hearings, demanded from the Ghanaian to produce his alien's identity card and resident permit, which he duly provided. The news agency further indicated that the magistrate went ahead to demand that Mr. Banin provides an expatriate tax certificate.
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He however reportedly told the magistrate that he was a mere labourer (mason) and therefore not liable to pay such a tax. The magistrate then allegedly ordered his detention.

Mr. Banin is alleged to have been starved and maltreated while in police custody for four good days until he became frail, weak and frustrated. "A few hours after he was released he died in his house. It is being speculated that the police only released him when they realized that he was so weak and might die in their custody," it was alleged. Mr. Banin was buried in Banjul on Friday, 23rd September 2005 and the Ghanaian community performed funeral rites the following day.

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