Well Said Kebba.
For Freedom
Saiks
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From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: More than 100 Days since the ILLEGAL Incarceration of Dumo et
al


> News coming from home indicate that there is at least some token movement
in
> the Dumo case. Thanks to the dedication of Dumo's family and his defense
> lawyers, the days of his unlawful incarceration, will soon come to an end.
> According to reports, Dumo's lawyers have now been given leave to appeal
the
> ridiculous order of that inexperienced magistrate (Roche), to detain Dumo
et
> al in direct contradiction to the order of a High Court judge. The appeal
> will be heard in due course. The High Court should accelerate matters and
> hear this appeal as soon as possible so that the illegally detained
citizens
> will be freed to go and see their families. As we said in an earlier
> posting, the erroneous ruling from Haddy Roche is the sole basis for the
> continued incarceration of these innocent citizens. So once that ruling is
> out of the way, the accused persons should be freed. Up to today, these
> people have not been charged before the proper authorities. The only thing
> that is keeping them in jail is lies concocted by the likes of Yaya, Pap
> Cheyassin Secka, Foday Barry and Haddy Roche. If the authorities have
> something against these people, they should charge them before the High
> Court. But then again, that is asking too much of a corrupt and inept
> attorney general's chambers. I understand that they did not even show up
in
> court yesterday to challenge the application brought by Dumo's lawyers.
> Perhaps they recognized that their positions are indefensible. That is
their
> modus operandi. When they should appear in court, they don't show up.
Later
> they will come in with frivolous applications trying to overturn decisions
> that were given in their absence. This is all a ploy to delay justice. But

> we got their game figured out. This matter will be brought out in the open
> to be scrutinized by both the Gambians inside Gambia and the international
> community. We will continue to showcase the brutality of this illegal
regime
> and their disregard for the rule of law and human rights. We encourage the
> lawyers representing Dumo, Lalo, etc. to be vigilant and continue to
attack
> the AG. The AG can never succeed in the evil he wishes to perpetrate. The
> law is not on his side. We might not be victorious each time we go to
court
> (thanks to a corrupt judiciary), but our unjustified failures will help us
> to demonstrate the brutality of our callous government. This will further
> help isolate the government and make it easier to get rid of Yaya. A
> government that treats its citizens the way Yaya treated our children on
> April 10 and 11 and the way they are currently treating Dumo et al, does
not
> deserve the cooperation of decent governments. The Americans have recently
> demonstrated (excluding Gambia from their list of trading partners) that
> they would not help perpetuate despots in our country. I hope the British
> follow those examples. The tyranny Yaya visits on defenseless Gambians
> should not be rewarded by helping him to better equip the apparatus he
uses
> to terrorize innocent Gambians.
> KB
>
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