Mr. Owens,

   I think you missed Mr. Ous Ngum's point. The man did praise Chongan for coming up and expressed deep sorrow but again reminded him that what Chongan went through is just a carbon copy of his own rules and games in a previous administration.

It is wrong to treat any inmate this way even if he is guilty of what he is acused for.

You are right for saying that "Mr. Chongan should be commended for giving us a vivid accout of what happenned at Mile II prison" and so should any body with something the public ought to know, but it is also not wrong to remind him of his days as the boss too.

I hope you get the point this time and may Allah bless us all and our beloved nation.

A concerned citizen

Ebou Secka

>From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: WHAT HAPPEN TO US AT RIP.
>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:56:43 +0100
>
>Ous
>You wrote;
>
>"Notwithstanding, I just wanna remind you about your
>demeanor during the years prior to the coup. I see
>hypocritical cry-baby when you have the balls nowadays
>to come out to the public and play the victim. You
>should revisit your bleak past that shrouded with
>sadism and arrogance."
>
>With all due respect, I find your piece disheartening
>to say this least. Mr Chongan should be commended for
>giving us a vivid account of what happened at Mile II
>prison. As I understand this is Mr Chongan's first
>contribution to the "L" and unfortunately your
>response to his honest account seems controversial.
>I see no reason why you should cast eyebrows on Mr
>Chonghan's ordeal at Mile II prison. In my view, this
>was uncalled for, bearing in mind that Mr Chongan,
>unlike other soldiers decided to resist the Coup but
>had only to surrender when our so called defender of
>the Constitution-President Jawara and some Cabinet
>Ministers fled for Senegal.
>I therefore think Chongan deserves some respect for
>being a principled soldier/police officer in upholding
>the Supreme law of The Gambia- The Constitution.
>
>So my advise is for you to focus on those who fail to
>abide by their oaths.
>
>Have a wonderful day.
>
>Sanusi
>
>
> --- Ousainou Ngum <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Mr.
>Chongan:
> >
> > It is indeed quite disturbing to learn about the
> > terror you guys
> > underwent while in detention immediately after the
> > coup. I condemn such
> > inhumane treatment towards any living being,
> > especially when we're talking
> > about millitary comrades.
> >
> > Notwithtanding, I just wanna "remind" you about
> > your demeanor during the
> > years prior to the coup. I see a hypocritical
> > cry-baby when you have the
> > balls nowadays to come out to the public and play
> > the victim. You should
> > revisit your bleak past thats shrouded with sadism
> > and arrogance.
> >
> > I ain't get no beef; just that I thought it's
> > prudent to remind a
> > compatriot about his terrible past and the picture
> > he's trying to paint
> > about a gang of thugs who might even prove to be the
> > better of two evils,
> > had the tables turned around for a minute. I'm not
> > trivializing the the
> > gravity of the abuses you guys were subjected to.
> > All I'm saying is that you
> > were a worst monster during your years in uniform.
> >
> > You can try to spin this, but the fact remains
> > that you are equally
> > monsterous. I would have said the same thing about
> > Ebou Colley if I had
> > known him to have abused his powers and privileges
> > of an Army officer. No
> > hard feelings Bro, I also felt that it's wise to
> > share my insight as you
> > have just done. Take care.
> >
> > Ous Ngum.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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