Mr. Ceesay:

Great letter!  Keep it up.

Abdoulaye
No justice, no peace!
Jammeh Must Go!


momodou ceesay wrote:
>
> Fellow Gambians:
>
> Below is a letter we sent to Various United States
> officials and Newspapers in the Gambia.
>
> 3629 Buford Highway
> Apartment G-10
> Atlanta, Georgia 30329
>
> UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY- ATLANTA BASE.
>
> June 21, 2000
>
> William J. Clinton
> The President of the United States
> The White House
> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
> Washington DC 20500-0001
>
> Dear Sir:
>
> This is a request for an urgent action in the Gambia
> with respect to the leader of the United Democratic
> Party (UDP) and 80 supporters currently in detention
> at an unknown location in The Gambia.  Mr. Darboe and
> his supporters were ambushed by President Jammeh’s
> APRC provocateurs during a tour of the provinces.
> Many injuries occurred on both sides including the
> death of one person.
> We are fearful for the safety of Mr. Darboe and his
> supporters detained incommunicado by the Jammeh regime
> at unknown location(s).
> Quite conceivably, things are rapidly spiraling out of
> control. If you recall in April of this year, the
> government shot and killed innocent high school
> children for engaging in peaceful demonstration in
> protest of the brutal torture and consequent death of
> their colleague, Ebrima Barry by the Brikama Firemen
> and the rape of a 13 year old girl, Binta Manneh by a
> uniformed officer.
> In the face of the increasing popularity of the
> opposition, we feel that the UDP is the target of a
> government crackdown.  We are appealing for the
> strongest denouncement of human rights violations in
> the Gambia. Once again, allow us to raise our concern
> that the tyrannical regime in Banjul is provoking the
> Gambian people into a dangerous response.  We hope no
> rivers of blood will flow in the Gambia as they have
> in others parts of Africa. However, it will not be for
> lack of trying by the Jammeh regime.
> We hope that you will demand of The Gambian government
> the safety and immediate release of Mr. Darboe and his
> supporters.
> _________________________________
> Respectfully,
>
> Momodou K. Ceesay
> Secretary
>
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