Greetings Momodou,

Warmest wishes for Ramadan.
I am citing this newspaper article in a paper i am giving at a conference.
Could you please tell me what the web address is where you found it?
Thanks.  Best always, Ylva (Saffie)


On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Momodou Camara wrote:

> Women On Rampage Over FGM Case At Magistrate Court
>
> The Daily Observer (Banjul)
> NEWS
> October 18, 2002
> Posted to the web October 18, 2002
>
> By Sidiq Asemota
> Banjul
>
> Thousands of women yesterday went on rampage at the Brikama
Magistrates' Court
> protesting against the arraignment of seven women who were alleged
to have
> forcefully circumcised one Hawa Nget by mutilating her genitalia in Tanji
> village, Western Division.
>
> The women who came from Gunjur, Sanyang, Tanji villages and
Brikama Town
> threatened to demonstrate to the State House in Banjul and seek
audience with
> President Jammeh if their colleagues were prosecuted by the Inspector
General
> of Police for practising female circumcision.
>
> At the court premises, there were scores of women shouting pro female
> circumcision slogans. "Female circumcision is our culture, President
Jammeh
> cannot stop it and no one can prosecute anyone for circumcising their
> daughters," they ranted.
>
> The police later intervened to calm the situation after some of the
women had a
> push and pull with some police officers attached to the court.
>
> The rampage had followed the arraignment of Ngui Camara, Jalang
Saidy, Kaddy
> Jassey, Bacantan Manneh, Sarjo Camara, Jarrai Comma and Aja
Susso before the
> Brikama Magistrates' Court on charges of conspiracy to commit felony
and
> assault causing actual bodily harm.
>
> According to the charge sheets, the accused persons were alleged to
have
> unlawfully assaulted Hawa Nget by gripping her and forcefully
circumcising her
> by mutilating her genitalia, thereby causing her actual bodily harm.
>
> When the charge was read to the accused persons, they all pleaded not
guilty to
> the charge.
>
> The Inspector General of Police represented by Sergeant 196 Joof
made an
> application to withdraw from the matter as the matter was still under
> investigation.
>
> At this juncture, Principal Magistrate King declared that it would be unfair
to
> incarcerate the women while the matter was still under investigation
>
>
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