Dear readers:

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Ebrima
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>To: "Ebrima Ceesay" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Update on Dumo Saho
>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003
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>Hi Ebrima,

Finally, things have started to look a little brighter for Dumo Saho and
others.

Well, the Italian national, Fransisco Caso, was supposed to appear in court
today, but he failed to turn up in court. Initially, they did adjourn court,
for two hours, in order to give him a chance to come to the witness box. In
fact, a messenger was sent to look for him.

However, after a while, the messenger came back and explained that Mr Caso
was nowhere to be found, but adding that he was informed that his (Caso's)
wife delivered last night (the caesarian way) and was now very ill at the
hospital. (It later turned out that Mr Caso was not at the hospital with
her).

The DPP then wanted to adjourn the case, but the Judge refused his plea. He,
the judge, told him (the DPP) to proceed anyway - meaning that they had
already had enough time.

The defense lawyers had argued that the case be dropped altogether and/or
the guys be released - at least on bail, citing the long time they have been
held and that during the two years of their trial, no evidence of their
guilt has been produced in court.

The DPP spoke for one and a half hour - without referring to any evidence or
calling any other witness. The DPP even alleged that the delay was entirely
caused by the defense lawyers.

At the end of the day, the judge adjourned the case and promised to give his
verdict tomorrow (Thursday) at 2.30 pm.

Hopeful, dont you think?


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