Ous:

It seems as allegations of the UDP being another wing of the ousted PPP is
becoming true. If not, then Juwara is playing a double standard which must
not be tolerated. The former Prez should be better advised that the Gambia
has qualified and neutral attornies who can better battle this case in a
court of law.
A prominant opposition figure as Juwara is the wrong person under these
circumstances. He should represent the UDP which he seemingly does well
period!
Good night.
Harona.


>From: Ousman Bojang <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Juwara of UDP as POA for Jawara and the former PPP
>Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:14:32 EST
>
>  The article below is culled from the Independent. I am not personally
>sure
>what Juwara must be thinking. Yes it might be an individual arrangement,
>but
>I do not think it is a wise idea. And again, that is my personal view of
>this: Juwara as POA for the former PPP.....
>
>To recover seized PPP assets from APRC gov't
>Sir Dawda gives power of attorney to Juwara
>
>As a former member of the ousted PPP, Lamin Waa Juwara UDP's propaganda
>secretary has disclosed that he was given power of attorney by Sir Dawda
>Jawara as secretary general of the defunct party to institute legal action
>against the APRC to recover the party's assets.
>
>Mr. Juwara threatened to take legal action against the government after he
>was reportedly given power of attorney by the ousted Gambian leader Sir
>Dawda
>Jawara to open possibilities for the PPP assets to be recovered. He told
>The
>Independent in an exclusive interview that the former president's move
>became
>imperative in view of continued confiscation of properties, belonging to
>the
>PPP regime, which he said included the party's former headquarters in
>Banjul
>presently occupied by the Department of State for Interior; the PPP bureau
>in
>Brikama presently occupied by the APRC youth wing, and 14 vehicles belonged
>to the party
>
>. After the overthrow of the Peoples' Progressive Party six years ago, the
>then AFPRC government confiscated assets belonging to some members of the
>ousted regime, pending a commission of inquiry to determine whether those
>properties were to be returned to their owners or not. Some of the
>compounds
>seized during the 'period of accountability' were being occupied by senior
>police, military and NIA officials. Some vehicles of the PPP were also
>being
>used by members of the army and other institutions.
>
>Mr. Juwara who at different periods served the defunct PPP government as
>Commissioner in the country's five divisions said he was poised to use the
>authority given him by the former head of state to prosecute the APRC
>government and cause it to relinquish the properties its predecessor the
>AFPRC had confiscated. On the visit of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action
>Group (CMAG) Mr. Juwara described as 'mere lip service' President Jammeh's
>recent statement that his government intended to amend the 1997
>constitution
>to bring the 'obnoxious' decrees in line with the constitution.
>
>Mr. Juwara said the President's statement was merely meant to fool the
>Commonwealth. 'How can such an important exercise be contemplated without
>the
>people knowing?' he inquired. He said both his party the UDP and the
>National
>Reconciliation Party (NRP) have consistently demanded the removal of
>decrees
>70/71 from the statute books.
>
>'We have also demanded that in the interest of fair play and transparency
>and
>accountability the indemnity clause of the constitution should be removed'.
>He said impunity was universally condemned 'as it is the highest form of
>injustice against the innocent victims of the various forms of harassment
>and
>violence meted out during the transition period'. He referred to Section 4
>of
>Chapter 2 of the constitution, which referred to the state document as 'the
>supreme law of the Gambia and any other law found to be inconsistent with
>any
>provision of this constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency,
>be
>void'.
>
>Therefore he said Decree 89, which bans former politicians from exercising
>their constitutional rights as well as the other 'obnoxious' decrees have
>already been found to be inconsistent with the constitution and as such,
>they
>are null and void.
>
>
>
>'
>
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