Mr Joof
This is a sad situation. Lawyer Ousman was just a
legal counsel to Baba Jobe and nothing else. I wonder
why such an individual should be a target!!! My
thoughts goes to his family. I wish him SPEEDY
recovery.
Perhaps, the time has now come for the Gambia Bar
Association to get involved in the struggle for the
preservation of human rights and the rule of law. If a
Lawyer cannot live peacefully in his own country then
surely something must be wrong with the whole system.
You don't need a rocket scientist to determine the
origin of such COWARDLY act.
For years now, the Gambia Bar Association have been
dormant in the struggle. I think this is a wake up
call for the Gambian Bar Association. Yesterday it was
Koro Ceesay, Saidibou Hydara and the 13 unarmed
students, but today, its your fellow learned friend,
god knows what will happen tomorrow!!! When Ousainou
Darboe took up the supreme sacrifice to oppose Jammeh,
there were some within the BAR who decided to
riddicule him . Well Darboe might not have won any
elections so far but his reasons for challenging
Jammeh is now clear to every right thinking Gambian,
that the Gambia is better off without Jammeh at No 1
Marina Parade
Once again, I appeal to the Gambian Bar Association to
wake up and join the struggle against state-sponsored
terrorism.
Sanusi Owens
--- omar joof <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Bai,
> Be rest assured that we are praying for lawyer
> Ousman Sillah, and hereby
> extend our moral support to his family and friends
> without reservations. It
> is disheartening to note that some elements in our
> midst have found it
> necessary to target such a high profile professional
> in a demeaningly
> cowardly manner.
> These acts of banditry, brutality and criminality
> have become characteristic
> features of The Gambia presided over by the A(F)PRC
> regime. Whoever may have
> been behind this despicable act of cowardice, the
> responsibility to track
> them down and bring them to justice falls squarely
> on the shoulders of the
> Gambia government. But in view of its poor record in
> effectively and
> impartially providing security and justice for our
> people, very few of us
> would entertain the hope that justice will be done
> with regard the criminals
> who have targetted lawyer Sillah with intent to harm
> him.
> We fervently pray, and hope that the long hands of
> justice will track down
> the perpetrators of yet another heinous act.
> Omar Joof.
>
>
> >From: Bai Bureh <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: [>-<] OUSMAN SILLAH SHOT IN THE HEAD AND
> BACK
> >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 05:19:36 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >[ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering
> by Bai Bureh
> ><[log in to unmask]> ]
> >
> >
> >(Excuse me all for my language)
> >
> >Some motherfuckers in an unmarked vehicle shot
> Ousman
> >Sillah, defense lawyer for Baba Jobe, in the head
> and
> >back. This happened late last night as he was
> entering
> >his gate from a wedding (moorr).
> >
> >The side of his face has been ripped off and the
> >bullet that went through his abdomen has done some
> >major damage.
> >
> >This man took an oath to take his professional
> >reponsibilities seriously and defend his clients to
> >the best of his abilities. And that is exactly what
> he
> >was doing. I don't care who he is defending, be it
> >Baba Jobe or Hitler, he is just doing his job. (I
> am
> >using the present tense because I am praying that
> he
> >survives. And I am asking all of you to put him in
> >your prayers. He needs it.)
> >
> >Right now, he is being rushed to Dakar to save his
> >life AS HE IS IN COMA. This man was already sick
> and
> >has spend months in hospitals in Dakar and South
> >Africa.
> >
> >PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM.
> >
> >Bai
> >
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