KB,
Great words ,no doubt the struggle must continue.

For Freedom
Saiks


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From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Dumo Sarho - 11 months in detention!


> Mrs. Saho, you should NEVER feel that you are boring people by
highlighting
> the plight of your husband. People have to be constantly reminded about
the
> lawlessness in the country and how innocent and defenseless citizens are
> victimized on a daily basis. If I had my way, I will send a posting every
> day to remind people about Dumo et al, our children that were slaughtered
in
> broad daylight on the orders of Yaya, the torture and brutal murder of
> Ebrima Barry etc.
>
> This should never be boring to decent Gambians. What happened to your
> husband is very wrong. The man selflessly went back home from political
> exile during the former regime in order to help children (the most
> vulnerable in our society). Unlike the vermin that stole money from our
> people and are driving 'fancy cars' and vacationing in America, Dumo went
> back to GIVE BACK to the people.
>
> What did he get in return from the vermin that are STEALING FROM our
people?
> They cooked up bogus charges against him, lied about him behind his back,
> stabbed him in the back, abducted him in broad daylight, incarcerated him
> (and lied about it), kept him from talking to his family and friends for
> months, and they continue to keep him illegally without trial. I am
telling
> you, this is even hard for me to believe and I was born and grew up in
> Africa. This magnitude of lawlessness is just mind-boggling. To top it
off,
> Gambians are not outraged enough if you ask me. This is the hard part for
me
> to believe. I am not really surprised by the APRC lawlessness.
>
> If a philanthropist as good as Dumo can be treated this way by Yaya and
the
> Gambian people he (Dumo) was trying to help, then I pity all of us. Mind
> you, this man is being kept in jail mainly on the word of a pathological
> liar like Foday Barry. I do not know your husband well but every day my
> respect for him grows. To endure back-stabbing from comrades like Pap
> Cheyassin Secka and Sarjo Jallow must be devastating to anyone. Yet you do
> not hear the brother whining about it. He is a strong man. He must never
> give up. He is and has been doing the right thing. One day when it is all
> said and done, he will be released and his name cleared off these
vindictive
> and false accusations.
>
> Saiks, like Saul said, rest assured that Joseph Joof will have some
> explaining to do. He did not even need a letter from Mrs. Saho to do what
is
> right. He ought to be ashamed to call himself a lawyer. Who would have
> thought in this day and age that Gambia will have political prisoners that
> are denied the basic right to a court trial? No judge wants to touch the
> case. And there cannot be a case easier than this one.
>
> Saiks what we have are two court rulings. One from a lowly magistrate
(Haddy
> Roche) that was achieved after Pap Cheyassin Secka and his dumb
prosecutors
> ran behind people's back to get the equally dumb magistrate to justify
> incarcerating (incommunicado) Dumo et al. On the other hand, we have a
High
> Court Judge that ruled a long time ago (right before Roche's ruling) that
it
> is illegal and unconstitutional to hold people in jail for more than 72
> hours without charging them with an offense. They should have freed Dumo
et
> al right there. But instead, they defied the High Court ruling and charged
> Dumo et al with some bogus 'conspiracy' and 'attempt' charges. This was at
a
> time when the government was standing in court and saying that they are
> still 'investigating' and do NOT even have enough evidence to bring
> 'charges' against Dumo et al. So, it is OK to incarcerate innocent
citizens
> incommunicado while thugs like Foday Barry and Modu Pika dig to
manufacture
> evidence. See the lawlessness and victimization? They admit that they do
not
> have evidence, but they will still go ahead and jail people.
>
> Dumo et al CANNOT even appeal Roche's clearly erroneous ruling justifying
> their continued incarceration (incommunicado) even though Roche was told
by
> the prosecutor that the government does NOT have enough evidence. Dumo et
> al. CANNOT apply for bail while the NIA thugs 'investigate'. In short,
Dumo
> et al will just languish in jail while our courts REFUSE to hear the case.
> Judges keep passing the buck to each other. All they are doing is buying
> time. They want ORDERS from Yaya through Joseph Joof. That's all. The
vermin
> will not give the orders unless he is pressured. That is where ordinary
> Gambians come in. Remember that this fight has little to do with Dumo et
al.
> This fight is about all of us. We are reducing the threshold for the
> government to pick up anyone they dislike and leave you in jail to rot. We
> have to say enough is enough. This is very wrong; especially when done to
a
> selfless gentleman like Dumo.
>
> We wish him all the best. I hope he is released soon to go back to his job
> of GIVING BACK TO the Gambian poor. Please Mrs. Saho, never hesitate to
> showcase the brutality of the regime we have back home. They should be the
> ones that should be ashamed to come to people. You have every right to say
> what you are saying. They are the ones holding your husband illegally. You
> and others are not asking for much. All we want is for Dumo et al to have
> their day in court. Simple as that.
> 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 Sarho - 11 months in detention!
> >Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 00:04:21 +0200
> >
> >Friends at the L,
> >
> >With the risk of being boring, today (24th) it is 11 months since Dumo
was
> >detained and everything is at a stand still. Not even a date is set for t
he
> >continuation of the trial.
> >
> >Saiks,
> >It was good to see you in Mile II. Thanks a lot for your latest piece on
> >Dumo and his conditions. I think the most important thing is to continue
to
> >make noice in order to assure the authorities that we will never rest.
> >I'm sure that one day Dumo will be free!
> >Annika (Dumo's wife)
> >
> >
>
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