You mistakenly mentioned the name of Joe Joof as the legal representative of Banana Jarjue, well according to reliable sources, it was Emannuel Joof alias Paps Joof the Legal Officer at the African Society for Comparative and International Law who presented Banana Jarjue in this legal tussle.I just thought of rectify you before detractors accuse us of misinforming the cyberworld.Best wishesSanusi--- Dampha Kebba  wrote: > Saul, Joe and Kats, thanks for your brilliant> depiction of the cowards we> are dealing with. Saul, together with Kiang, the> vermin were also ran over> in Baddibu. After the humiliating defeat (despite> the APRC vote-buying in> Baddibu as well) some APRC thugs trespassed and> attacked jubilant UDP> supporters. The UDP supporters whipped the APRC> thugs senseless. The next> you know, the UDP supporters were arrested by the> Police. Matters just> worsened from there.> > The UDP supporters were kept in jail and were> eventually released when a> magistrate granted them bail. To show you the> lawlessness that exists in our> country and to debunk all myths about the> independence of the judiciary, I> will report to you that as soon as Joseph Joof and> Yaya got wind of the> release of these UDP militants, the magistrate that> granted them bail, was> sacked. Feeling of deja vue?> > Yes, the same fate befell the magistrate that> released Darboe et al after 80> UDP militants (including Darboe) were jailed for> their actions during the> Basse Ambush. At that time, it was Pap Cheyassin> Secka that ensured that the> magistrate was gotten rid of. This time, it is> Joseph Joof; no other> difference. This is nothing but anarchy. Now if> magistrates apply the laws> of the land to Yaya's detriment, they are summarily> dismissed. The cowards> have added another arm in their arsenal. Now if they> (APRC aggressors)> attack Gambians and people stand their ground and> whip them, they (APRC> thugs) run to the police to try and get people> arrested. If a magistrate is> smart enough to detect this unlawful arrest and> brave enough to do something> about it, Joseph Joof walks in to get rid of the> magistrate.> > Up to today, I have not seen an official protest> from our Bar Association to> Joseph Joof and Yaya about the unlawful removal of> the magistrate. I warned> earlier on that I was afraid that Bola Carrol will> evince the same impotence> shown by Josoph Joof when the latter occupied the> position of President of> the Gambia Bar Association. Well, Carrol has not> done anything to dispel my> fears. He has been emasculated by an impotent> (Yaya). Apart from saying that> he was going to build a headquarters for the Bar> Association, I have heard> nothing from Carrol. You noticed the same obsession> with buildings and> things they can point to in order to fill their> egos? These people are> clowns. Instead of fighting for human rights and the> rule of law to prevail> in the country, these morons are only talking about> building an office. Let> Carrol give us a break and get to work on his boy> (Joseph Joof). We want an> end to this lawlessness. Who better to fight for> restoration of lawfulness> than the President of the Bar Association.> > Saul, as you indicated, the people of Baddibu and> Kiang stood their ground> and challenged thugs like Baba Jobe and his July 22> Movement. We counsel> them to maintain the same vigilance come October.> Our educated folks in> Banjul (lawyers of all people) should also stand up> and ensure an end to> this lawlessness. This continued incarceration of> people without due process> should stop. We have political prisoners in the> country. Dumo et al are> languishing in jail for no just reason. Two weeks> ago when our brothers> whipped the APRC aggressors, they should have been> given medals. What did> they get in return? Jail time and lawyers that would> not stand up to> safeguard the citizens' rights. Dumo should have> been decorated by our> government for the selfless work he was doing with> his NGO. What did he get> in return? Fabrications and lies from characters> like Yaya, Foday Barry and> Pap Cheyassin Secka; abduction from thugs like Morr> Jobe; incarceration> incommunicado for several months; continued> detention without trial. This> lawlessness is intolerable.> KB> > > > >From: saul khan > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing> list> >> >To: [log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Kats - Licence To Kill> >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:40:55 -0000> >> >Joe,> >> >This is quite an early morning jolt. I couldn't> have said it better if you> >paid me. I agree with you entirely. Yaya and his> boys are having a field> >day> >because so many of our people are either cowards,> or hypocrites. Anytime> >ordinary Gambians put their foot down, the APRC> thugs bolt. Do you know> >that> >in the by-elections held two weeks ago, Baba Jobe> and his band of thugs> >quickly retreated -twice- when they were confronted> by a UDP Watch group in> >Kiang? One of the guys looking out for the UDP down> there (and who took> >part> >in both face to face confrontations,) told me that> if they had a car and> >fuel, they would have prevented the crooks from> dangling money bags in> >front> >of hungry penniless  farmers. But the problem was,> when the UDP people step> >up to stop their dirty tricks in Kaiaf, they would> bolt to neighboring> >Geneiri, or Kolior down the road by car. The UDP> simply couldn't keep up.> >But, the point is, when push comes to shove, and> there are no gun-weilding> >"security" people around, it's always the APRC> thugs who hit the road. So,> >you're totally right about how people don't have to> be abducted.> >> >On a side issue, your's truly had to play Peace> Maker on Saturday between> >your boy Lie Conteh (yes Chairman, KSMD) and Baby> Sam. Boy, I've not used> >my> >muscles so much to prevent two people from> exchanging blows since High> >School. And you won't believe the cause.> >> >Thanks for your piece. The message needs to be> drummed into the head of> >every decent Gambian.> >> >Good morning.> >> >Saul.> >> >_________________________________________________________________> >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at> http://explorer.msn.com> >> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of> postings, go to the Gambia-L> >Web interface at:> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html> >You may also send subscription requests to> >[log in to unmask]> >if you have problems accessing the web interface> and remember to write your> >full name and e-mail address.> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------> > _________________________________________________________________> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at> http://explorer.msn.com> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of> postings, go to the Gambia-L> Web interface at:> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html> You may also send subscription requests to> [log in to unmask]> === message truncated ===




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