I agree with you Saiks. Yolocamba Seguridad should be banned from operating in Gambia and other West African countries. They are a very dangerous and dishonest organisation and they are certainly not an NGO. Any idiot could figure that out.
Haruna.
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From: samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Gambia: The Trial of the GAMCOTRAP-2 V. YOLOCAMBA SOLIDARIDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ron,
You are great,thanks again,we all knew there was something else to this case and not the character,the dignity of the accusseWasting the time of these honourable people should be a crime and the judge is wishing this lier a safe journey back home after all the character assassination in the media.
For Freedom
Saiks
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:15:21 -0500
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Subject: Gambia: The Trial of the GAMCOTRAP-2 V. YOLOCAMBA SOLIDARIDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You're gonna love this!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haruna. I think the idiot Begona Sanchez should plan on coming back to Gambia for another hearing. I'll let you know later what that hearing will be about.
Courtesy: Jollofnews / Maafanta.com
LATEST NEWS
GAMCOTRAP: Court Hearing of 3rd February 2011.
Monday, 07 February 2011 20:56
Below is an update from Gambia Committee for Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP) on the trial of its senior officials - Dr Isatou Touray, Executive Director and Amie Bojang Sissoho, Programme Coordinator which resumed on January 29th with a Spanish witness testifying:
If Begoña Ballesteros Sanchez did not initiate the allegation of theft against GAMCOTRAP, then who did?
On the final day of her cross examination of the PW8, the director of Yolocamba Solidaridad Begoña Ballesteros Sanchez was again reminded that she was still under oath to tell the truth in court and she acknowledged it.
During the cross examination Begoña identified an email correspondence which had attachment of the financial reporting format Yolocamba sent to GAMCOTRAP and was completed and returned. This documented was tendered by the defence Counsel and was accepted as I.D. She answered in the affirmative that all the terms and conditions of the Cooperation agreement has been made by 5th February 2009 and that no document was provided by GAMCOTRAP to indicate that they are experts in micro credit.
She also told the court that she does not have any document to indicate that Koina and Brikamaba Clusters are the Project , but Santiago de Migiuel representative of the Region of Madrid visited the project sites in Koina and Brikamaba on the 8th February 2010 and they returned at night to prepare for the Conference on the 10th February 2010, which is contrary to what she wrote in her statement , which is Exhibit ‘G’ in the trial that “they didn’t want him to visit other places related to the project”.
Begoña answered in the positive that the Region of Madrid has not yet approved the final report of GAMCOTRAP because she denied that Yolocamba Solidaridad has received it and that the project is not closed. She however agreed that there was a second project for 2010 approved in December 2009 but a cooperation agreement has not been signed between Yolocamba Solidaridad and GAMCOTRAP. Defence Counsel Amie put it to her that if the first project was not effective she would not have received the money for the second project.
The witness also denied ever going to Cassamance, Lawyer Bensouda put it to her that she was lying or Jon was lying and showed her an email with that information which was copied to her. At this point, Prosecution Officer, Sainey Joof objected to making reference to the email because it is a secondary document Defence counsel said it was important because it was correspondence between Yolocamba and GAMCOTRAP administration and the Defence Counsel has to establish the credibility of the witness in saying the truth. Begoña also told the court that Daniel Giddings no longer works with Yolocamba Solidaridad since October 2010. She said Daniel was part of the project but the accused persons did not want to work with him. Defence Lawyer Bensouda told the witness that she introduced Daniel to GAMCOTRAP in May 2010, fourteen (14) months after the project started to falsely work in an non-existent micro credit project with GAMCOTRAP.
In responding to the Defence question why Ebrima Tamba of Kunta Kinte Beach Bar, who is the witness’ personal friend and not a staff of Yolocamba involved in an issues dealing with the project. Begoña said she would not like to discuss her personal life nor Ebrima Tamba. Magistrate Taiwo Ade Alagde not aware that Ebrima Tamba gave a statement to the investigation team and his statement is in the Police report intervened to stop the defence not to question the witness about him, later retracted when the Defence confirmed to him that Ebrima Tamba’s statement is part of the Exhibits in court.
Begoña said as a friend, Ebrima Tamba facilitated for her to meet the authorities at the same time said the authorities contacted her. As she insisted on both, Magistrate Alagde asked “which one do you want us to belief, because you told this court that it was the authorities that contacted you and now you said Ebrima Tamba facilitated for you to meet the authorities”. At this point she responded that Ebrima Tamba facilitated the meeting with the authorities and she received a telephone call through Tamba. Begoña said she did not seek for a mediator despite the fact that she knew GAMCOTRAP had a Board. Defence Lawyer Bensouda asked why she did not follow at least three of the dispute resolution methods; negotiation, mediation or civil litigation. She said it costs money to have a mediator.
Defence Asked: “Do you want Isatou and Amie to be convicted?”
Begoña, PW8: “No, I don’t”
Defence Asked: “Do you want them to be punished?”
Begoña, PW8: “No!”
Defence Asked: “Are you saying they stole the money?”
Begoña, PW8: “No, I did not initiate this process.”
Defence Lawyer Amie Bensouda further told her “You are violating the fundamental human rights of Isatou and Amie. All you are entitled to is a financial report and if you want you can ask for audit of the project funds.” The Defence tendered emails from GAMCOTRAP to Yolocamba Solidaridad dated February 2010 and March 2010 and the Prosecution did not object to it. The emails were marked as Defence Exhibit ‘5’ and Defence Exhibit ‘6’, which said the end of project reports have been sent.
Amie Bensouda concluded that putting GAMCOTRAP officials through such a situation is a disgrace to Yolocamba Solidaridad, and Begoña Ballesteros Sanchez agreed that it was an embarrassment.
The Prosecution was asked if he had any further questions for his witness and he replied in the negative and applied for the case to be adjourned.
Principal Magistrate Taiwo Ade Alagde thanked the witness PW8, Begoña Ballesteros Sanchez for her patience and wished her a safe journey back home, despite several attempts when he had asked the Prosecution to control his witness during the hearings. Magistrate Alagde then adjourned the case for 16th February 2010.
It could be observed that public interest was still marked by the full court room amongst them officials of the United States Embassy in Banjul and the media. In fact today’s hearing also interested the Police Intervention Unit officials not only take their usual positions around the court premises but also to hear firsthand what the witness had to say and some stood for the first time at the door inside the court.
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