Regarding the building up of the new Gambia, the president and his government should mindful on people's security not their own. If the NIA are above the law, what kind of democratic state are we talking about? I for one, think Yahya should straighten and reorganised this particular department to stop harrasing people as gateway to gaining their political security. People's daily life should not be treatning, they should be free to pronounce their desmays without fear of being pick up by the national gaurds. Reading this kinds of stories from the Gambia news is really scarery. Things like this should not left without addressing as well as the good things that they have achieved during the last 7 years. Without doubt, His excellency is very aware of this kinds of mis-behaviuors by the NIA and should therefore, do something about it. We are all human being and should be treated as one moreover, the NIA should know that nothing last forever. If you are in to-day, save for tomorrow too. Edi >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Journalist Explains Torture By Security Agents >Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:08:33 EST > >This chilling account of torture is in deed shocking.For a regime that >bears a democratic banner to do this to a journalist is utterly >amazing!Such acts easily remind us the detention camps of torture of >Guinea's Saikou Touray where well known African intellectual like Diallo >Teli died. > We must speak up.As Wole Soyinka put it - the man dies in every one who >keeps silent.The least we can do is to condemn such acts of torture. > Gelajo Bah > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>