If the information regarding the Vice-President is correct, then shame on to
Isatou-Njie Saddy. She should have resigned rather than obey orders to to
give the order to shoot. May ALLAH help us all.
>From: ebrima ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Massacre of Students in the Gambia
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 07:49:36 PDT
>
>Gambia-L,
>
>Chidi Odinkalu, the Africa Legal Officer for the London-based Human Rights
>Group, Interights, is submitting a petition/protest note to the
>Commonwealth, in relation to the massacre of students in the Gambia.
>Consequently, he'll be most grateful if you could e-mail him any relevant
>information/observation you may have on the matter.
>
>This is his e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>By the way, I am still working on a more comprehensive story and I hope I
>can post it as soon as possible. But, believe me, it is a very, very
>serious/sad tragedy.
>
>A short while ago, a diplomat in the Gambia told me on the phone, that he
>had been reliably informed by a hospital insider (a medical doctor for that
>matter) that so far 14 people have died as a result of the shootings and
>that several students have in fact "sustained life threatening injuries".
>
>So, Gambia-L, let us take the government figures, in relation to the number
>of people killed, anytime they are released, with a pinch of salt!!!
>
>In fact, the Government, I understand from the diplomat, intends to reduce
>the figure for the number of people killed.
>
>Meanwhile, I understand that students in Bansang, Basse and Essau are still
>on the rampage. Banjul itself is said to be calm, but "tense". Albert
>Market
>is reported to be half empty, with most people staying at home. Roads
>leading to the Police station in Banjul are sealed off. Janjangburay police
>station and the Gamtel there are in flames.
>
>So let us continue praying.
>
>Essa Thomas, I can confirm to you that Mr Jammeh is still in Cuba, but I
>understand that he was consulted before the orders were given to shoot the
>students. I am reliably informed that at an Emergency Cabinet meeting
>yesterday, Vice Prseident Isatou Njie-Saidy declared that she was
>instructed
>by Yahya Jammeh "to open fire". Anyway, as I said earlier, I'll send
>something comprehensive as soon as possible.
>
>
>Ebrima
>
>
>>From: Chidi Odinkalu <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>>CC: Ibrahima Kane <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Testing
>>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:26:05 +0100
>>
>>Dear Ebrima,
>>
>>Here is my e-mail address. Any information you can give on the Gambia
>>killings please. We need to be able to do a submission to the Commonwealth
>>at least.
>>
>>Chidi
>
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