Hi Everyone,

I do not have anything to add to what has already been said. I find this
whole thing absolutely disgraceful. The person who who ordered Mr Nyassi's
abduction should act immediately to have him released or charged; or the
President of the Republic, who presumably is aware of the case, should be
seen to be defending the constitution. All patriotic Gambians and friends of
The Gambia are embarrassed by such acts, to put it mildly.

Momodou




>From: Asbjørn Nordam <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: SV:      Uthorities Say Nyassi Is Not Under the Custody of
>          The             Police,             NIA or Any Security Force
>Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 09:10:16 +0000
>
>Friends,
>this is tragic. The family must formally make a "case" by reporting the
>crime to the authorities, and bring the case to court.
>Legally it´s normal that persons, companies etc. who/which are not directly
>influented by (legal part) a crime can not bring it to court. So the family
>must act. I´m sure there are many in The Gambia who can help them to handle
>this legally correct.
>Then no-one can just sit and watch if the authorities will not act promptly
>and give such a serious crime priority. Something "smells" here.
>Next step we have to, or maybe Foroyaa has allready informed Amnesty
>International to involve and act !?
>We can all agree with the president that "democracy" has many faces and the
>West don´t have any right to declare which form is the right one. But when
>it comes to "human rights" I don´t think that there are many different
>definations.It´s us the human beings who knows exactly that human rights
>are human rights. The principles can not be compared even we see that our
>leaders try to do so every day in every society all over. PLEASE, GAMBIAN
>AUTHORITIES, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION GIVE THE FAMILY NOTICE.
>
>Comment from Asbjørn Nordam
>
> >Landing,
> >You do not need to know Shyngle Nyassi or subscribe to his political
>belief
> >to be sickened by what is happening to him and his family. Personally, I
> >believe that the authorities could have done better in handling this
>case.
> >It was only a few days ago the government successfully fought in court a
> >motion demanding Mr. Nyassi's immediate release. The judge cited that
>those
> >who filed the motion are not Mr. Nyassi's family and as a result the
>court
> >has no jurisdiction. While that decision may be perfectly legal, I find
>it a
> >serious waste of court time and resources if the government would fight
> >demand for Mr. Nyassi's release in court when infact he was not in their
> >custody.
> >
> >Malanding Jaiteh
>
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