Mrs. Saho, thanks once again for reminding us about the lawlessness that
grips our society. We have been hijacked by criminals. It was also good that
you highlighted the fact that up to today the treason charges have NOT been
the subject of discussion in the courts. We have impotent judges and
magistrates dancing around the edges of the charges while Dumo et al
languish in jail. No one wants to touch the case. The judges do NOT have the
guts to do what is right because they do NOT know what Yaya wants. The only
reason they are still dragging their feet is that AG Chambers does NOT have
the wherewithal to defend this indefensible position in a court of law.
That's all. The vermin are so stupid they cannot manufacture evidence to
hang these innocent citizens. They know the world is watching. The
government has absolutely nothing against the citizens. This is just the use
of brute force to illegally incarcerate innocent citizens.

I hope the courts muster enough courage in the near future and bring this
matter to trial and let the chips fall where they may. The best legal minds
in the country cannot make these charges stick; let alone the mental midgets
at AG Chambers. If they are confident with what they got, let them come to
court. That is better than picking on innocent people one by one and
punishing them for standing for Dumo et al. There is no reason for the
government to continue to incarcerate these innocent citizens while they
(the government) engage in some 'fishing expedition' trying to manufacture
garbage against Dumo et al. Why can't the courts grant these people bail
while the government 'investigates'? Why should these citizens be
incarcerated for more than a year on the basis of such flimsy evidence from
that Italian rat and liars like Foday Barry? This is insane.

As Ebou Colly just began saying, the conditions at our prisons are
deplorable. I hope by next week, Colly will give us more insight as to these
conditions and the way Yaya and his gang of bandits treat POLITICAL
PRISONERS. Then people will hopefully understand the magnitude of the
injustice being meted on Dumo et al. Even CONVICTED MURDERERS DO NOT deserve
this kind of treatment. Here, in the case of Dumo, we are talking about a
brother that was giving back to society more than his quota required. The
vermin abducted him and are illegally keeping him in jail for more than one
year now; with NO prospect of getting his case heard before an impartial
tribunal. Only happens in a Dictatorship.

Mrs. Saho, I know you are sick and tired of hearing it, but just persevere.
Your husband will be freed and vindicated soon. As a Gambian, I feel
tremendous shame when I see you narrate the lawlessness these vermin are
engaged in back home.
KB


>From: Annika Renberg <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Dumo - one year in detention
>Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 02:45:45 +0200
>
>Friends at Gambia-L,
>
>Today, June 24th , marks the anniversary of Dumo's detention. ONE YEAR of
>surrealistic nightmare.
>
>Lately we have all have access to the cautionary statements as well as the
>AG's consent to prosecute and summary of evidence. The authenticity has
>been questioned. Maybe I can contribute. I am familiar with this material
>in it's original form as it was given to the accused before the first day
>of the trial. Photocopies of their hand-written statements + the typed
>material from AG's chambers. Dumo himself clarified his writing to me where
>it was difficult to read due to bad quality of the photo copy.
>
>There has also been doubts about the sensibility in exposing this material
>to a larger public. I can only say that I support the idea of spreading it.
>
>For one year now we have been waiting for the court to hear the matter. Not
>even once has the real issue - the treason charges - been under debate.
>That also means that the accused have not yet had any chance to defend
>themselves. I think that clearly indicates that the state does not want
>this case to be exposed. Especially since their main witness (since last
>year) is one of the president's body guards. Consequently, since March 12,
>not even a date is set for the process to continue.
>
>So then, what is the harm? I can understand that it is not popular with the
>government since they obviously prefer the whole thing to be silenced but
>ONE FULL YEAR has been wasted for the accused and their families and by now
>I believe that the only thing that can make a change is that a wider
>opinion start to react and put pressure towards the conclusion of this
>matter.
>
>The condition under which these people are held - at the security wing of
>Mile II - is harsh and disgracful and they are daily subjected to the whims
>of both prison director and guards.
>
>The time that has already been wasted is far to long. Help to get these
>people out before another year has passed!
>
>Annika
>
>(Dumo's wife)
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
>Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
>You may also send subscription requests to
>[log in to unmask]
>if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your
>full name and e-mail address.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------

_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask]
if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------