Hello, I have a question for the webmaster of the Gambiansonline website. I
would email them, but I having trouble accessing the site. I am sorry for
taking up list space with this, but I thought that this would be the best
way of getting in touch with the webmaster.
I want to go tot he Gambiansonline site, but am having trouble.
Everything is fine until I click on the Enter link. Then, my system gets
sluggish. I think that I'm having the problem because I am using a screen
reader (aJAWS for Windows, it is for people who are blind or visually
impaired). And I think JFW is having trouble reading the site. I wanted to
know if there was a text-only version if the site I can access. Also, I
thought that my problem was because the site was written in JAVA?
Anyway, please do not feel that I am asking you to make drastic changes
or anything like that, I just wanted to see the site, and was having trouble
and didn't know why.
Thanks. Please email me privately, so we don't clutter up the list
anymore...
Thanks.
Ginny Quick
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From: "Dampha Kebba" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: FWD:Disgruntle Police Officers React,AS National Guard Takes
Over
> Beran, thanks for forwarding this. Talk about slimy characters. Do we
expect
> this government to effectively oversee the dispensation of justice in our
> country when it is continuously moving the goalpost each time it is
> cornered? No wonder that Yaya supporter that came here over the weekend
> peddling ideas about giving the guards police powers did not return when
we
> asked him about the effective date of the grant and the reasoning behind
> that choice of date. If Pap Cheyassin Secka thinks that he can use this
> piece of legislation to absolve the soldiers that partook in the massacre
of
> our children, then he must be out of his mind. This law would be repugnant
> to natural justice if its effect would be to deny the victims of the
> massacre their day in court. Therefore any court in which they wave this
> piece of thrash should treat it as toilet paper. Knowing how incompetent
and
> sinister the AG and his gang are, I would not be surprised if they still
try
> to go to court and embark on another futile attempt to defend the
> indefensible. Every one (including the ordinary Samba in the street) is
> watching them. We know what they are up to. Again, if the AG keeps
changing
> the laws and denying people justice, people will just take things into
their
> own hands. So the AG should muster courage and tell Yaya that some of
these
> positions they are taking will just lead to disaster. The Press should put
> the AG on the spot and ask him to interpret the legislation for them and
> guarantee them that it is not going to be used in any future trial against
> the perpetrators of the April massacre. People should also continue to put
> them on the spot about the role of this force in the coming campaign
season.
> Do we want to unleash brutal thugs (armed with the law and heavy weaponry)
> on the political supporters of opposition parties?
> This latest shenanigan coupled with reports that the AG is planning to
hoist
> Darboe back to court should be another wake up call to Darboe supporters.
> They should insist that the charges against him and his supporters be
> dropped forthwith. They should not put all their trust in the legal
system.
> Try and find political solutions to the problem by rallying around your
> leader and not permitting the government to railroad him. If the need
> arises, attack any police station they wish to illegally incarcerate him
or
> any court that wish to railroad him. We also respectfully urge Darboe's
> legal team to explore following forensic avenues to have these charges
> dropped without a full-blown trial. Even if they do not succeed in court,
> they would help in showcasing the brutality and sliminess of this regime.
> KB
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: FWD:Disgruntle Police Officers React,AS National Guard Takes
Over
> >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 16:34:49 -0400
> >
> >Disgruntled police officers react, as National Guard Takes Over
> >The Independent <http://www.qanet.gm/Independent/independent.html>
> >(Banjul)
> >June 26, 2000
> >Banjul - A number of police officers have expressed dismay over
> >government's
> >decision to have the National Guards assume police duties, describing it
as
> >a
> >move to undermine the integrity of the police.
> >The disgruntled police officers who spoke to The Independent Wednesday
> >complained that giving the National Guards police duties simply indicated
> >that
> >they are being stripped off their original functions. They noted that
when
> >they
> >learnt about the issue at first they thought it was 'just a mere rumour.'
> >They
> >said that to their disbelief and dismay it was implemented.
> >The police officers stressed that if the National Guards are charged with
> >the
> >responsibilities of controlling riot, combating drug-trafficking, cattle
> >rustling, money laundering, counterfeiting and service crimes it is
> >'useless to
> >have police officers around.'
> >'Let them just simply dissolve the police. If the function of the police
is
> >taken away from them only because of malice then it is better for the
> >police to
> >leave,' one of them suggested.
> >The officers also complained that from colonial times to date, the police
> >have
> >been effectively carrying out their functions, developing a cordial
> >relationship
> >between them and the civilian population. They feared that if the
National
> >Guards are given police duties, civilians will suffer the consequences
and
> >may
> >be denied their fundamental human rights and freedom.
> >The officers called on the authorities concerned to reconsider the
decision
> >and
> >treat the police accordingly. 'This is totally upsetting and frightening.
> >We are
> >a competent force. Our CID officers are among the best in the sub-region,
> >so the
> >authorities should definitely revoke the decision,' another officer
mused.
> >The police officers who said they serve in various sections of the Police
> >Force
> >appealed to the government to change their opinion to that effect.
> >The department of State for Defence recently issued a statement,
entrusting
> >the
> >Gambia National Guards with limited police duties, which was reported to
> >have
> >taken effect on April 7 - a date before the student demonstrations.
> >The statement indicated that the approval of the said memorandum
> >necessitated an
> >amendment to the relevant section of the Gambia Armed Forces act to cater
> >for
> >these responsibilities.
> >A cross-section of the general public have also criticised the statement
as
> >not
> >being in accordance with the rule of law and the spirit of the country's
> >constitution.
> >Bakary Janneh of Bakoteh, a local human rights activist told this
reporter
> >that
> >everyone was surprised at the statement. They accused the government of
> >trying
> >to vindicate the security forces whom they held responsible for the
student
> >killings of April 10 and 11.
> >When contacted, ex-Inspector General of Police Rex King directed this
> >reporter
> >to the Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Abdoulie Sanyang who
said
> >he
> >couldn't comment on the issue.
> >
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