>
Thanks Bailo for the complements.  The struggle continues....



> Pa Nderry,
> Keep up the struggle! You are doing a great job. Ignore the detractors.
> All the best to you and your colleagues.
> Bailo
>
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> Subject:  REOPEN SUD FM RADIO -JAMMEH A THREAT TO PRESS FREEDOM
> Date:  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:15:18 -0700
>>EDITORIAL
>>REOPEN SUD FM RADIO -JAMMEH A THREAT TO PRESS FREEDOM
>>Octoger 23, 2005
>>We condemn the recent closure of Sud Fm Banjul radio in the strongest
>>terms. There is no justification for such a malicious and irresponsible
>>move on the side of The Gambian government. Yahya Jammeh is not tolerant
>>to press freedom and will be more than happy to see The Gambia without a
>>private press.
>>
>>We are kind of baffled by Neneh Madwoll Gaye's claims that the radio was
>>bent on spreading derogatory remarks at the hills of The Gambia/border
>>crisis. What derogatory remarks is Neneh talking about? Or is it that she
>>was asked by Jammeh to black mail the press again, as this has been their
>>style in recent times. This government lived and survived by lies and
>>deception. We will get to that later.
>>
>>Neneh, there is no grain of truth about your faked assertion against our
>>Senegalese/Gambian colleagues. These are matured and conscious media
>>professionals, who execute their duties with high degree of
>>responsibility. If it were not the media, we will hear a different story
>>all together about the border crisis. It is sad that you will go all out
>>to lie to the BBC, just to impress your boss Yahya Jammeh.
>>
>>As far as we are concerned Sud FM, is one of the most responsible radio
>>stations in The Gambia. This is a radio which seeks to promote divergent
>>views in The Gambia, which are never featured in the government
>> controlled
>>press. Closing such an important radio is an affront to press freedom and
>>democracy. This will not tell well on the battered image of this
>>government, which is notorious for its hostile relationship with the
>>private press.
>>
>>We are not surprised about Jammeh's action to shut down Sud FM. He had
>>always portrayed journalists as "illegal sons and daughters of Africa"
>>bent on painting a gloomy picture of the Continent. Mr.President, we are
>>more patriotic than you, who is in the business of threatening dissent
>> and
>>liberties of Gambian citizens. We will remain resolute and will not be
>>intimidate by these routine attacks on the private media.
>>
>>We at The ALLGAMBIAN are convinced that, we would have suffered the same
>>fate just like Sud FM radio. Our past coverages on the border crisis had
>>not been well received by your government. We have been called all kinds
>>of names, for just merely reporting the truth state of affairs regarding
>>The Gambia/Senegalese border crisis. Some of your supporters hiding under
>>the banner of pen names have the guts to call on the US police
>> authorities
>>to arrest us-because they feel that some of the news items we published
>>should not be published.
>>
>>Hear this disgruntled Jammeh supporter in this unedited message sent to
>>our forum site"Here is a tipical artickle from this Panderi and his
>>friends. How can you sit in Britain and belive in such things. This is
>>very serious because people should come forward and say the truth.
>>Otherwise this newspaper is just another forum for idel Gambians to post
>>their imarginary artickles. This papper should be monitored or even
>>sensored for some of its artickles. There is aa electronic law that can
>> be
>>used to stop such things. Otherwise certain measures will be taken to
>> stop
>>such nonsens newspapper.It is the job of the police to deal with such
>>people. Otherwise you people who post such artickles are most unhonest.
>> If
>>Pa Nderri is a truthful person, he should always dobble check. The world
>>is changing and one never knows were one is going to meet. I belive the
>>observer correspondent in the Gambia is a gost."
>>
>>The writer as he called himself as Alhassan, I say go ahead and
>> championed
>>the necessary legislation that will order for the closure of ALLGAMBIAN.
>>We had series of similar hate mails sent to us privately, which we could
>>publish here for all to see. We will not be intimidated by enemies of
>>freedom bent on undermining our cherished peace in The Gambia. The
>>ALLGAMBIAN is aware of Jammeh's ill intentions against our news medium,
>>but we will remain to be steadfast. Come rain, come shine, we are here to
>>stay.
>>
>>Back to the Sud FM closure, we urge our colleagues to sue the government
>>to court for taking such an undemocratic move. Even though our legal
>>system is not independent, such a case should be documented on judicial
>>records for the purpose of posterity. This government had perpetrated all
>>kinds of atrocities against the private media.
>>
>>By this editorial, we are urging all press freedom defenders across the
>>globe to join us in condemning the unconstitutional closure of Sud FM
>>Banjul. The decision taken by The Gambian authorities to close Sud FM
>>radio, is a flagrant violation of our 1997 constitution. The radio had
>> not
>>threaten National security as Nenneh want us to believe. It is Yahya and
>>his government who are threatening our cherished peace and not Sud FM.
>>
>>It is our contention that, in the absence of a court order, the
>> government
>>have no rights whatsoever to close a private radio station. We therefore
>>ask for the immediate reopening of Sud FM radio. Let the rule of prevail
>>in The Gambia. Yahya's jungle law busniess should stop in the interest of
>>fair play and justice. Yahya stop the attacks on the media. Remember that
>>a day will come, you will be held responsible for the crimes you waged
>>against the media. Take note of this Jammeh. We rest our case.
>>
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