well said i was thinking the exact same thing... i think it is really sad
that people get away with major crimes like that and less fortunate people
are serving jail big time for petty crimes.  the saddest thing about this
all is that women are now involved in drug trafficking back home...it is so
embarrasing.
mini

>From: Isatou Njie <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Some Gambians are really above the law!
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 06:59:17 -0700
>
>Just read an update on the recent drug bursts
>involving Awa Loum Faal and another one involving
>Wakka Jagne.  For a moment I thought at least someone
>is working under Yaya's Government.  The drug squad
>had made a considerable success in nabbing big drug
>traffickers but my concern is that how come these
>people never get punished?
>
>I dont have anything against anybody but I just feel
>some people are really above the law in Gambia.  Visit
>Mile 2 or Jeshwang prisons and all the inmates are
>either petty thieves "tafu-kat" who maybe tried to get
>away with something to feed their families,
>youngesters caught smoking "jamba", cattle theft and
>lots of other minor offences.  I am not saying they
>should go unpunished but I believe if they are
>everybody else should.
>
>I have come to the conclusion that if you want to
>commit a crime in Gambia, first make sure you are well
>known and make it BIG.  Dont steal small items or do
>petty drug deals.  Make it so big the serious crime
>unit is involved.  Then and only then will you gain
>their respect and you will go scot free because for
>starters they want to set up an enquiry which never
>yields results.  It is not unusal to hear that so and
>so is being investigated for fraud involving millions
>of dalasis stolen from their departments but I am yet
>to hear that they've been sentenced or that they are
>serving time.
>
>Gambia's problems are far from over and until we learn
>to treat all our people as the same our troubles will
>be with us for a while.
>
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