Sallah,

I've made salient points about Cheyassin and what he stands for both as a
person and a lawyer.

Peace,
OB.

Ps:  Please furnish me privately with Babucarr Ceesay's (BC) 'phone number.
OB.

----- Original Message -----
From: Hamad S. Sallah <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 17 December 2000 13:54 PM
Subject: Re: Response to Mr. Conteh


> Coach,
>
> The concerned citizen has hammered the nail right on the head about
> Cheyassin. I also happened to know Cheyasin as a professional having
worked
> at the High court for 6 long years. He has an arrogant air of boastfulness
> about him which could be noticed by every part of his being.
>
> I can vividly remember in the days of the defunct Commission of inquiry
into
> the financial activities of The Gambia Ports Authority, when young,
dazzling
> with brilliance and intelligent lawyers like Essa Faal, used to make him
> sound legally incapable of handling his client 's(Pa Cham) contest. He has
> accumulated a lot of ill-feelings, reminiscent of his failed political
> ambition and his almost dented professional legal standing in the national
> Bar association.
>
> At best, he is a very lonely and sad man looking for the company which he
> cannot find in the Bar Association and this is why the crackpot Jammeh
> happened to find him as a willing so-called intellectual fool that can be
> used as the drama of events in the Gambia dictates.
>
> So Coach, I definitely agree with the concerned citizen about the truth he
> has written on Cheyasin.
>
> Let it be made clear to all that no Gambian is more Gambian than the
other,
> save the one that has put his life in harm's way to advance the cause of
> democracy and the rule of law. The Jammehs, Singhateys, Seckas and all
their
> accomplies and allies in their war of oppression, repression and
depression
> in The Gambia cannot outlive time and history. The Gambian people will
call
> them to account for all their deeds and misdeeds and just justice aportion
> accordingly.
>
> Long live the aspirations of the Gambian people for a just government.
Down
> with failed Jammehism !
>
> Jarama
>
> Sallah
>
>
>
>
> >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: Response to Mr. Conteh
> >Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 00:07:36 -0000
> >
> >Lamin Conteh:
> >
> >The unedited e-mail below is a reaction from the "concerned Gambian" who
> >wrote the piece on/about Cheyassin Secka.
> >
> >Ebrima
> >
> >__________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Response to Mr. Conteh
> >>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000
> >>
> >>Coach,
> >>Mr. Conteh's reaction to my comments about Cheyassin is rather
> >>unfortunate.
> >>  I am not one of your regular sources but rather a concerned citizen
who
> >>has known Cheyassin Secka for over two decades.  I have followed his
> >>career
> >>closely as well.  For someone who claims to know Cheyassin as Mr. Conteh
> >>claims would have been more forthright in his characterisation of
> >>Cheyassin.  I can tell you that Cheyassin is neither brilliant nor
sincere
> >>in my book and in the book of many of his colleagues.  This is not
> >>character assassination; it is the simple thruth. One more thing, how
can
> >>you consider Cheyassin a sincere man when he persistently lied to us as
> >>Gambians about the April 10 and 11 murder of our children and lied to us
> >>about the need for constitutional amendments at this late stage of the
> >>game. Finally, it is obvious that you are unaware of the fact that the
> >>1981
> >>attempted coup is also referred to as "the taxi-man's coup". Kukoi was
not
> >>a taxi driver but several of Kukoi's Council members were taxi drivers
> >>including Simon Talibo Sanneh who is presently the driver to Cheyassin
and
> >>thus the name "taxi-man's coup". You need to read up a little bit about
> >>that era. I would appreciate Mr Conteh telling me what is incorrect in
my
> >>message to you on Cheyassin.  Thanks.
> >>
> >
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