Kangaroo court part II - Continued.

Thank you your honour. Mr. Makaveli asked what is happening to government's
coffers as we speak. Well, your honour, according central reports,
government coffers have slightly increased from a little under 4 1/2 months
of import cover when my clients came to power in 1994 to about 5 1/2 months
of import cover now.

The other allegation your honour, that as we speak, my clients are stealing
from the treasury is totally baseless and without merit. Your honour, my
clients are very hard working servants of the public who have repeatedly
donated their hard earned money to worthy courses such as the Jammeh
foundation for peace. My clients donate to youth groups as well as providing
scholarships to needy students.

On the allegation by Mr. Dampha that my clients received from the Government
of Taiwan a huge sum of money (in excess of $20 million) and that this
amount of money was taken out of Taiwan in suitcases simply does not hold
water. You see, your honour, no responsible government, particularly the
government of Taiwan will hand over such a colossal sum to individuals. More
over, your honour, all government monetary transactions are done through
central bank and treasury and there is absolutely no evidence that my
clients withdraw money from the central bank. More over your honour, had any
such misappropriation taken place, the national audit office would have
detected it and the national assembly informed. As has been the case since
my clients came to power, my clients have always done all their trnsactions
very transparently. My clients believe in transparency and accountability .

It is evident from the evidence of prosecution witness No.1, Mr. Kebba
Dampha, that all the evidence he has at his disposal are based on hear-say
and cannot be admitted. The Nigerian crude oil allegations against my
clients have been found to untrue by the national assembly and thrown out.

Based on all these your honour, I submit that my clients have no case to
answer.

Have a good day and bye 4Now, KB Jobe.

>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Mr Makaveli <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Moving Forward ---- Asset Recoveries (Spin This : ..)
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:58:49 -0500
>
>Kangaroo Court Part II:
>
>OBJECTION OVERRULED! You may proceed Mr Makaveli.
>
>Thank you, your HONOR.
>
>MR KEBBA JOBE,
>
>QUESTION:    You once stated that to say that Jammeh is wealthy is to >put
>              it mildly.My question is: Is he STEALING our taxpayer's
> >money
>              YES/NO, and if NO can you tell us what really is >happening
>              to our government coffers, as we speak?
>              (Note the emphasis STEAL).
>
>POSSIBLE SPIN: Well, as you already know Mr Jammeh is actively engaged >in
>                agriculture and animal husbandry but I must admit he >has
>                been engaged in activities that violates his
> >responsibility
>                and trust. But let's not forget he builds us schools; >the
>                airport;oh yes, the list goes on. So overall he is >good
>man.
>
>NUH! NOT THIS TIME BODY. GIVE US A BETTER SPIN, DOCTOR. FOR INSTANCE >IF A
>THIEF BREAKS INTO YOUR HOUSE AND STEALS YOUR VCR, DO YOU SAY HE IS
>'Stealing' OR DO YOU SAY 'he was engaged in activities which violates >his
>responsibility and trust'. AGAIN THIS IS JUST THE KIND OF SPIN I WOULD >TO
>GET FROM YOU AND IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE , SO I LOOK FORWARD TO A HONEST >AND
>SPIN-FREE ANSWER SINCE YOU'VE TAKEN IT UPON YOURSELF TO DISCUSS THE >Issues
>Mr. Saidy can chip in since that is his signature cliche. I hope I >don't
>get the usual bloviation from neither one of you but then I may be >asking
>too much. And while it may sound like a morality issue, accountability >is
>what I'm really after. And I would like to have it for the RECORD(G_L
> >Archives to be specific). Details are fine but not a prerequisite.
> >YES/NO?
>
>Have a good day and bye 4Now, Mr Makaveli.
>
>
>From: Kebba Jobe <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Moving Forward ---- Asset Recoveries
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Jun 28, 2001
>
>
>
>You again wrote: "Give the prosecutor a budget and powers to >investigate
>and
>prosecute corruption case; while Yaya and his cohorts are at Mile Two
>courtesy of real court orders".
>
>OBJECTIONS!
>
>Objection no. 1, your honour is why should the burden of proof be on my
>clients.
>
>No.2: Why should my clients be incarcerated before being found guilty?
>
>No.3: It is unacceptable for your honour to call my clients "vermin" >and
>"morons". Therefore, your honour, we submit that we ahve "NO CASE TO
>ANSWER". Case DISMISSED!!!
>
>Have a good day and bye 4Now, KB Jobe.
>
>
>
>
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