Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Your "excellency" Bokarr Sey, it is absolutely shocking and sad that you have
chosen this moment to further your government's cause. As an official
representative of the Gambia govt, you should have joined all of us in
condemning what happened today. Instead you chose to represent yourself and
govt by using half truths and half baked statements.

In your attempt to dissociate the regime from today's tragic incident you
state:
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I want to put it you personally that there is no one amongst us serving under
Jammeh and Jammeh himself who would be so irresponsible to order the massacre
of students
Unquote

In response to this statement, my question is whether the top military
commanders in the GNA do not serve under Jammeh? Unless the military chain
of command has completely crumbled, your statement, coming from the Gambian
Ambassador to France, should be considered as a shameful attempt to cover the
truth.

In your continuing bumbled attempt to defend I don't know what, you state:
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I want those of you whirling accusations to know that some of those students
who lost their lives are closely related to people working under Jammeh.Some
are related to Jammeh himself. Did you know that?
Unquote

This statement is not relevant in relation to what happened today. As far as
most of us are concerned, all that counts is that innocent students were
killed today. I even doubt the validity of the statement you made since
there is no evidence to support your claims.

Unfortunately, you have chosen this time to defend your regime. But history




























Mr. Jow and co.

                     My choice was carefully calculated and i am equally shocked by the way i see some of you try to "forcefully" put people into positions that simple logic repells.There is no shame in trying to remind brothers and sisters to jointly see the issue at hand as a national tragedy,after all.However, you reserve the right to interprete my wriring as you wish.

The same deliberate and subjective judgements are raining on me now,this was obviously what i expected.Mr Jow i am in no way trying to exonerate any person or regime.My point is simple and straight forward and i maintain it.One of the children who died is my relative believe me or not thats your opinion and you have the right to either reject or accept what i say.

Mr Jow please note that i practicalise my support for those poor students by lobbying for support from all quarters.A ontainer full of  chairs,exercise books,wheel chairs etc that has been loaded from a city called Dieppe in France is on the to the Gambia.I collaborated with Alhaji soriba Gassama(the former president of the supreme islamic council) to get those materials transported to schools and clinics in the Gambia.

Thats only to let you know a bit of what i am doing for students in the Gambia.You can call soriba Gassama to find out.Part of my priorities as Ambassador is to do a ot for our school children.One of the dossiers on my desk now is to look into the possibilties for vocational training in favour of Gambians in the canary islands.This is just to let you know that your attempts to deliberately say  that i am not on  the side of the students is FALSE and intended to politicise the situation.

My father was a teacher and died a teacher like yours and both of them we should pray for to rest in peace.So Mr Jow my position is not to apply cosmetics but is rather intended to let you feel that no one in the Gvt.will enjoy seeing students being killed please lets argue reasonably.

My intention is not to be playing a merry go-round game with anyone on the forum,however, my believe is that there is no shame as Ambassador to exchange views with anyone on  such important issues.

                        Essa Bokarr SEY.





























has been the best judge of tyrants and their coconspirators. Time will tell!


Yus

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