Hi Good people! I know Tam very very, he is still in denial and hoping that
yahya will create a post for him or after this embarasing posting "below"
that Yahya will take him back to work!!!!! Hello, Tam, why not take the
compliments rather than trying to associate yourself with the Butcher of
Kanlilai.  Pls tell us the reason why you are fired then we are curious.  I
would like to say more but will have to listen to your own version of this
situation.


>From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: FWD:Tamsir Jasseh Clarifies
>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:46:20 -0500
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>Tamsir Jasseh Clarifies
>
>
>
>
>Daily Observer
></publishers.html?passed_name=Daily%20Observer&passed_location=Banjul>
>(Banjul)
>December 14, 2000
>Banjul
>The deputy inspector general of police, Tamsir Jasseh, who was relieved of
>his
>duties Tuesday evening, has objected to views expressed about him and the
>Gambia
>Police Force by one Karamba Touray in Washington, USA, published in Daily
>Observer 's Tuesday, December 12 Viewpoint column.
>Mr. Jasseh said the article would undermine his activities in the force.
>Talking to our reporter, Chief Manneh, in his office Tuesday afternoon
>prior to
>receiving the letter terminating his services, Mr. Jasseh said, "I think
>the
>view of this writer is unfair because he certainly does not know what is
>actually going on within the Gambia Police Force. He does not know what our
>problems are or what the causes are. The article gave the impression that I
>am
>the only valuable asset in the entire police force which is absolutely
>false. I
>alone cannot do it all. I don't have all the answers. I have every desire
>to
>reform the police, but I am not the only one desirous of reforming the
>force.
>There are many other officers who can reform the police force into a
>professional organisation.
>In the first place, there was a police task force set up in 1997 to look
>into
>how best to reform the police. A report was presented by this task force
>and the
>ideas I had of reforming the police were in line with the recommendations
>made
>by the task force. So, ongoing programmes within the police are the results
>of
>the collective efforts of many people.
>The laudable aim I have is what other officers in the force have too, that
>is,
>to work together to transform the Gambia Police Force into a professional
>organisation that can adequately address policing needs of the general
>public."
>Commenting on Karamba Touray's assertion that "The Inspector General is
>himself
>unsuitable for his job because he has neither the experience nor the
>foresight
>to lead a professional police force," Mr. Jasseh said, "I totally disagree
>with
>that opinion. IGP Sankung Badjie has spent his entire life in the Gambia
>Police
>Force. He is the only IGP who started as a recruit to the post of IGP.
>Over the years, he has accumulated tremendous amount of experience from
>which I
>draw (lessons) to implement my programmes. Our relationship is like hand
>and
>glove.
>As much as Karamba Touray is entitled to his opinion, I think opinions
>should be
>based on facts. This article is unfair to the government, the Interior
>secretary, the IGP, my humble self, and the entire top brass of the police
>force. I deeply regret it was published without due consultations."
>Mr. Jasseh also observed that there is general "misconception" that there
>is
>high level political interference in the police.
>"This is untrue. The police is really free to act accordingly to the
>constitution and laws of the country without reference to political
>affiliation."
>Meanwhile, the government has not made any statement on the termination of
>Tamsir Jasseh's services as deputy inspector general of police. No
>replacement
>has yet been named.
>Meanwhile, when the Daily Observer contacted Inspector General Sankung
>Badjie,
>he said he did not know the content of DIG Jasseh's termination letter.
>Speaking to Daily Observer, Mr. Jasseh said he received his termination
>notice
>by the close of office, Tuesday. He said no reasons were stated in the
>letter on
>why his services with the force were terminated.
>Yesterday, Mr. Jasseh surrendered his official vehicle and other property
>belonging to the police at the police headquarters, Banjul.
>
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