Brother Buharry,
I thank you for your sensible ideas to approaching complex situations like
this. If this is taking into consideration, we will soon come in terms to
solve this problem and act appropriately. Your peace is very rational and
have incentives to favour both sides with conflect. Our mothers and father
are living there but we are here.therefore we should try and work out
things rationally instead of radical approaches and other are doing.

we all are concern citizens and as well involve oneway or the other in
this brutal act, in a sense that, if your family is not a victim,can
happen that a friend or someone you know is. Gambia is so small with along
family chains. I am therefore appealing to the memebers of the forum to
think twice not selfishly to the benefit of our brothers and sisters
Fathers and Mothers.If we are aware of what an army is capable of doing
when in power,radicalism is not a favourable step towards the goal of
putting them back to barracks.It is only the innocent people who suffer
but the heads will survive at all cost. Thanks you again Mr Buharry for
putting this up to consideration.
Peace to the Gambia and Gambian.

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EDI LK SIDIBEH                                  NAAKANTIE 2C9
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION       48320 KOTKA
KYMENLAAKSO POLYTECHNIQUE

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PEACETO EVERYONE ON EARTH.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


On Sat, 15 Apr 2000, MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA wrote:

> Hi!
>
>     I think that we need to step back and take stock of our efforts and their results so far. I have reread the petition and I see that the government is making overtures regarding some of what is stated in it. Instead of blanket, reactionary dismissal of anything offered by the government or being blinded by emotions, I think we should devise strategies to analyse and come up with recommendations regarding how we can ensure the achievement of our  goals while remaining firm. Examples of government overtures are:
>
> PETITION: -         release the names of those killed and release their bodies to their relatives for proper burial;
>
> Tombong has released the names of those killed  and injured. To ensure that this is the total number, we should accept Tombong's challenge and encourage all who have missing relatives to report their names to an agreed upon person or news outlet. I think that Tombong should be thanked for the efforts in getting and publishing the names of the victims. He could have simply kept quiet just like the rest of the government.
>
> PETITION: - ensure that those responsible for the murder of Ebrima Barry and the rape of Binta Manneh are prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law without undue delay;
>
> ATTORNEY GENERAL's STATEMENT: In view of the fact that the credibility of our criminal justice system is itself on trial, the Attorney General will take the unusual step of appointing a Public Prosecutor under section 65 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The Gambia Bar Association, the family of the deceased, friends of justice (at home or abroad) are invited to suggest names of lawyers, (both at home and abroad) who can satisfactorily conduct the prosecution of the
> alleged murders of Ebrima Barry.
>
>
> Instead of dismissing the AG's offer, let us take him up on it. He has suggested that the Bar Association, deceased's families and concerned people outside can suggest names. Let us first ask him questions like how the selection procedure will take place, who will make the final selection, the criteria for making such a selection etc. We should begin work on locating a lawyer and try to co-ordinate our efforts with the Bar Association and the families of the deceased.
>
>
> PETITION: -  launch an independent enquiry into the shootings and circumstances surrounding it;
>
> ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STATEMENT: I have invoked my powers under section 11(1) of the Coroner's Act, Cap 7.04, and an application is simultaneously being lodged with the Chief Justice to order that an inquest be held touching on the death of any persons as a result of the events of the 10th and 11th April 2000. The purpose of the inquest is, of course, to establish whether or not an offence has been committed by any person, known or unknown.
>
> What we can do here is to try to influence the make-up of the commission or try to ensure that it is independent. We should remain vigilant to counter any attempt to influence the commission. We can also insist that the students alone are not held responsible but that responsibility for the shootings is properly placed on those responsible. More suggestions on what we can do can be forthcoming.
>
> Maybe Tombong can be helpful in providing the names of students still under detention and provide us with the number of students charged and released on bail and the severity of the charges levelled against them.
>
> We should keep the pressure to ensure that the government sticks by what it has offered and to ensure that the rest of the petition items are respected. All the planned activities should be followed.
>
> At this point, I would like to suggest that we desist from using abusive language as has been proposed by others earlier. People have vented their frustrations and now should be the time for sober reflection and action. Continuing to indulge in abusive language will not help our cause and might have the negative impact of having people dismiss our seriousness. We have charted a course and should follow it to ensure that justice prevails but let us follow that course with dignity, firmness, vigilance and dedication. We still have a long way to go. Thanks.
>
>                                                                                                             Buharry.
>
>

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