KB, were it not for the D2,000.00 mentioned in Mr.. Gassama's email, I
would not have responded. Perhaps some heartless no-name decided to taunt
the Barrow family some more by lying to them about a fund in their son's
name or maybe, someone did establish a trust fund in his name but that
someone is not doing it in North America or Europe.
What is true is that each of the 14 family members, whose child was killed
on April 10th & 11th, was given D2,400.00 from funds collected in North
America; that Hassan Suwareh was finally able to get to the United States
for medical treatment, his air fare paid from the Massacre Action Fund.
That, though dispersed across continents, outraged Gambians were working to
get Yusupha Mbye a sponsor so that he could stay in England and receive the
treatment he needs whilst Gambia government representatives in England
confiscated his passport, threatened him, insisted and finally had Yusupha
Mbye sent back to Gambia.
Mr. Gassama, Ancha Gaye volunteered her time and made sure all family
members received financial assistance, D2,400.00 each, and funds were made
available for the proper burial of the unclaimed body that was at the morgue
for days. You may check the archives for the progress reports.
To the person who originated the email of one step towards justice! and to
those who subscribe to it, Kudos! I, for one, do not see any steps taken,
to date, by the perpetrators of the massacre of our children, towards
justice. There has been no acknowledgement of wrong-doing! The
government's actions after the killings speak volumes about the legacy of
impunity they want to leave us. When the rights of people to voice dissent
are abrogated, there is no justice. When students are killed in broad
daylight because they dared to stand up to terror, to transform their lives
and their country, seeking to improve social justice, there is no step
toward justice. The murderers were indemnified - they are walking the
streets scot-free, feeling confident that their barbaric acts have succeeded
in abridging our freedoms.
Soffie
"We will have t repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words
and actions of the bad people but the appalling silence of the good people."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jungle Sunrise [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 4:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: One Step Towards Justice!
Mr. Sanyang,
To those who do not know, it was reported in the local papers here a few
months back that the widow and father of the late Omar Barrow, the redcross
volunteer who was also killed on April 10, 2000, bitterly complained to the
press that unscrupulous people used the late Barrow's name to set up trust
funds from which the family only benefitted D2,000.00. Isn't it strange that
the family recieved only D2,000.00? Is it a case of those shouting from the
roof tops not putting their monies were their mouths are or a case of
unscrupulous peop! le robbing the dead?
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