hold firm brother manneh .baba ,what can we expect from the court and what effect will the eventual rulling have on the government ? they continue to flander international law ,nothing seems to stop yahya and his thugs ,can we expect any impact from the court rulling ?
Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: MFWA Press Statement:
ECOWAS Court to hear “disappeared” Gambian journalist’s case on Monday
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) will on Monday, July 16, 2007 began hearing, of the case
filed on behalf of a “disappeared” Gambian journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh,
reporter of pro-government Banjul-based “Daily Observer” newspaper.
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) filed a legal suit for the
sub-regional court to compel the government of President Yahya Jammeh to
immediately release Manneh.
The court earlier on fixed July 10, but later postponed it.
Colleagues of Manneh witnessed his arrest by two plain-clothed personnel of
the notorious political police, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), at
the “Daily Observer’s” premises on July 11, 2006. But the government and
police claim they do not know the whereabouts of Manneh. Simply he is
“disappeared”.
The Gambian government has blatantly refused several requests from human
rights groups to either release or charge Manneh if he has committed any
offence.
Issued by the MFWA, Accra. July 13, 2007.
The MFWA is a regional independent, non-profit, non-governmental
organization based in Accra. It was founded in 1997 to defend and promote
the rights and freedom of the media and all forms of expression.
Kwame Karikari, Prof.
Executive Director
MFWA
Accra
Email : [log in to unmask]
Tel : 233 21 24 24 70
Fax : 233 21 22 10 84
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