Saiks,

I find it very difficult not to mention that Dumo was elected president of
KYSDA, un umbrela organization of youths from Serekunda East, West and Bakau
to represent them at KMC level.  I saw his dynamism and dedication to youth
development and it really bothers me that he is still being held on
"political" grounds.  Let us pray ands hope that those responsible will see
the light.

To clear my conscience on Dumo.


>From: Saikou Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: DUMO SAHO A SYMBOL  OF INJUSTICE
>Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 14:11:37 +0100
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>   DUMO  SAHO, A SYMBOL OF INJUSTICE
>
>During one of my visit to Dumo I met with two Scandinavian couples who were
>visiting him.It was their last day of visit,they were to retuned back to
>Sweden,it was a very moving moment when they were leaving,they cried,they
>did try to hide their tears from him but he without doubt knew that they
>were as bitter as he was.It was not a question of being sorry for him,but a
>question of feeling the injustice even though one does not share the same
>condition with him behind the prison walls.It is human to feel this way but
>very inhuman to be indifferent to the conditions he keeps telling us exist
>behind those walls.
>  The seriousness of the charges level against Dumo ,that he was involved
>in plans to overthrow the Government,a crime in which if found guilty could
>mean the end of his days.But how serious must we take the State in such a
>case when for more than 10 months they are still not able to set up a
>serious court proceedings?Is the situation not proving some of us right
>when we all the time insist that this is a question of  trying to silent
>the Brother for his opposition to the fascist  regime and set an example
>for the rest of us ?Is the delay of justices not a proof that the State has
>no evidence to bring forward in convincing the court that Dumo was involved
>in a plan to overthrow the government ?Knowing this regime as I do,had they
>enough evidence,there would have been a televise proceedings of this case
>for many months ago.But as  Comrade Dumo also always keep insisting on,why
>are they not taking  him to court to proof to the Gambian people and the
>whole world that he was involved in a crime against the State,why the
>delay,why.
>The serious problem facing the Judicial system in our country could
>evidently be found in the constant crisis facing that Department,they even
>had to fired their own man Pap Che for reasons known only to them.The
>firing and hiring of judges based not on their professional qualities but
>on the simple facts that they have taking decisions against,not the
>interest of justice or the Gambian People,but against the interest of the
>AFPRC.
>When such is the situation how can we have trust in our Judicial system
>?Any Judge taking decision,that involved the interest of the AFPRC regime
>would always have at the back of his/her mind that he/she has a choice to
>make,that is ,either to be loyal to the ethics of the profession,by looking
>at the facts  presented or save his skin by going according to the wishes
>of the AFPRC.
>A politicised Judicial System is always at war with her nation.The  Gambian
>People have a deep sense of justice and they are using every possible
>moments to express their  indignation and bitterness against the Judicial
>system.That they have no trust in it is no hidden fact,that is why all
>those I spoke to about the comrade,for them,he  is a symbol of injustice in
>their country.Denying him Justice is in contrary not producing any fear of
>the Fascist Sate in their minds,it has prepared the Gambian People in their
>opposition against the fascist State,they know the price they have to pay
>and they tell you.When those couples return to their country they will have
>to tell many of the injustice in our country but they would certainly tell
>that it is because of the struggle against this injustice that their
>Gambian friend is still behind the bars.In other words,that the Gambian
>People are not indifferent to the conditions in their country.
>
>For Freedom
>Saiks
>
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