KB,

Perhaps one should also ask Joe Joof if he did receive and responded to the
last letter from Annika addressed to him.

For Freedom
Saiks
----- Original Message -----
From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: ALD Breaking News


> Mr. Jeng, you are quite right that Joseph Joof should be made to feel that
> he is entering the 'Lion's Den' if and when he shows up. He must not be
> allowed to defend the indefensible. This despicable man did not just
provide
> the 'get-away car' as you rightly described, but we must also remember his
> participation in that bogus commission of inquiry that was looking into
the
> murder of our children. This man single-handedly pulled a palace coup on
Pap
> Cheyassin Secka (suits the vermin if you ask me). Thanks to Joof, Secka is
> now a recluse that does not dare venture the streets of Banjul (because of
> shame). I have spoken to various Gambians since his demise. I only hear
the
> same thing: 'I have not seen Secka for a while. The only time I saw him
> (since his disgrace from office), was when I saw him at a funeral.' They
all
> cite the same funeral. And they tell me that no one was talking to the
> vermin at the funeral. Everyone hates him.
>
> But coming back to Joof and his trip and his participation in the
> lawlessness in our country. He used his position as president of the Bar
> Association to get appointed to the toothless commission of inquiry. He
knew
> all along that the commission did not have powers to punish criminals, yet
> he went along with this charade. Never said a bad word about the
commission.
> Never condemned the government about the slaughter of defenseless school
> children, despite his position as president of the Bar Association. His
> culpability does not stop there. He sat by and watched people like Ousman
> Badjie go to the commission and told blatant lies with impunity. He
watched
> as the government destroyed the evidence against the perpetrators of this
> heinous massacre. He collaborated with the Chief Justice to hoodwink the
lay
> members of the commission to write a report that NEVER told us who gave
the
> ORDERS to slaughter our children in cold-blood. Instead they blamed our
> children for burning down Gamtel installations. The man did not even move
> one inch to fight for his sister-in-law (Hawa Sisay) whose husband was one
> of the victims of this atrocity. Matter of fact, I understand that Joof no
> longer talks to Sisay.
>
> After the despicable commission report was out and we roundly condemned
it,
> Secka et al panicked. They wanted to blame the commission but could not do
> so because if you look at the report thoroughly, you will realize that the
> commission was doing Yaya a favor. Yaya was not implicated anywhere. But
> Secka was unhappy that some lowly security personnel were singled out for
> blame. True to his diabolical nature, Secka wanted Yaya to punish the
> commission (especially the Chief Justice) and the Coroner (Ousman Jammeh)
> that were directly under his purview. Secka underestimated the slimy
nature
> of characters like Ousman Jammeh and Joseph Joof. The latter made sure
that
> Yaya realized in no uncertain terms that he (Yaya) did NOT feature
anywhere
> in the picture. They also assured Yaya that if he was upset about the
> treatment of HIS murderers HE unleashed on our defenseless children, Joof
> was capable of 'insulating' those murderers too. Just like he 'insulated'
> Yaya in the commission report. How did Joof deliver his promise? The
> Indemnity Decree. The man screwed us twice. First with the commission
report
> and secondly with the Indemnity Decree.
>
> But he did not stop there. He single-handedly helped Yaya to defy the
> Commonwealth and the wishes of the Gambian people and NOT repeal Decree
89.
> Joof is on record with such undemocratic and 'un-lawyerly' statements to
the
> effect that, Ex-PPP politicians will NEVER be allowed to participate in
> elections in the country again. According to Joof, those people (including
> his father-in-law, Sherrif Sisay if he was still alive) had their chance
and
> they blew it because of their corruption during the former regime. Is this
> man well? Who is more corrupt than Yaya? If corruption disqualifies people
> from contesting elections in Gambia, then what is this vermin doing
working
> for Yaya? Joof has to be grilled on the repeal of Decree 89 and the
> government White 'Toilet' Paper that seeks to ban popular politicians that
> can win APRC in an election. Joof has to reconcile the banning of people
> like Sherrif Dibba, Assan Musa Camara, OJ et al with the participation of
> characters like Buba Baldeh and Nafa Saho in our national elections.
>
> Joof also have to address the plight of political prisoners (like Dumo) in
> the country. We need him to explain why Dumo et al are still languishing
in
> jail without court trial. The dismissal of magistrates willy-nilly should
be
> explained. The latest dismissal coming in the aftermath of the Baddibu
> by-election when a magistrate freed UDP supporters that were illegally
> incarcerated for entering into a fight with APRC supporters.
>
> Joof need to explain how his inept lawyers lost the Ebrima Barry case. How
> can a Gambian schoolboy be tortured and brutally murdered by firemen in
> broad daylight and then those firemen are rendered scot-free by our
courts?
> How can our illegal government still justify hanging murder charges over
the
> heads of the UDP leadership? What are the courts doing about the illegal
> firing of Johnson and Fatty from the IEC and the unlawful appointment of
> Roberts? The lawlessness in the country goes on. As we proceed to the ALD
> date, we should think about more things to ask this man.
>
> We must not also forget that Joof helped manipulate our Constitution to
give
> Yaya the power to appoint and fire Chiefs. This is all a ploy to win
> elections in October 2001 and January 2002. Joof knows that. He willingly
> overrides what Famara Jatta promised our development partners about
> decentralizing Local Government just because he wants to perpetuate Yaya.
He
> has to explain why it makes sense to Famara Jatta that we must
decentralize
> when he is going around centralizing power in none other than the moron at
> the helm of their illegal government.
>
> Laws on Press freedom should also be revisited with Joof. Divisive laws
> declaring Gambia a Secular State should also be examined. Did we need that
> to spelt out when we were all living harmoniously as one people? Does he
> have an agenda to pit muslims against their christian brothers and
sisters?
>
> In short, Jeng, this man ought to be ashamed of himself. He ought to be
> ashamed to call himself a lawyer if all he does is help criminals get away
> with murder and perpetuate a child murderer to rule us. He ought to be
> ashamed to face Gambians that know that he will abandon his family and
> mortgage his Soul to the Devil for what: a lousy job that cannot even pay
> his bills if he does not steal from government coffers. This man is a
> disgrace.
>
> Jeng, thanks again for your invaluable contributions.
> KB
>
>
>
> >From: Lamin Jeng <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: ALD Breaking News
> >Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 11:30:52 -0400
> >
> >While it would be undemocratic to not allow the APRC representatives  to
> >present their side in during the ALD symposium, I would urge all who can
> >make it to turn out in full force to confront the SOS for Justice and his
> >entourage about the murder of our children and the subsequent
> >indemnification of the perpetrators.  Remember, the SOS for Justice is
the
> >architect of the Indemnity Bill.  They committed the crime and he
provided
> >the getaway car.  Let them know of our abhorrence for this brutal and
> >corrupt regime.
> >
> >Lamin Jeng
> >
> >
> >>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> >><[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: ALD Breaking News
> >>Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:06:58 EDT
> >>
> >>This certainly is interesting. Let us hope that they will not be
spinning
> >>the
> >>same old yarn, but I am sure I can safely say that I will eat my hat if
> >>anything turns out to be different.
> >>
> >>Jabou Joh
> >>
> >>In a message dated 5/23/2001 1:43:33 PM Central Daylight Time,
> >>[log in to unmask] writes:
> >>
> >>APRC have confirmed their participation in the ALD symposium. The
> >>delegation
> >>arriving in the US tomorrow includes the following:
> >>
> >>  1. Hon Joseph Joof, Secretary of State for Justice and      Attorney
> >>General
> >>
> >>  2. Hon. Tombong Jatta, National Assembly Member
> >>
> >>  3. Mr. Modou Mustapha Njie, Administrative Secretary
> >>
> >>  We are looking forward to a very civil and informative discussion. See
> >>you
> >>in few days.
> >>
> >>  James Gomez, Jr.
> >>  ALD Conference Coordinator >>
> >>
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