Tombong,

Do you know the basis for the selection of these individuals?  What were the
criteria and why just men?  Not that I don't think they can do the job.

Soffie

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   TOMBONG SAIDY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Thursday, May 18, 2000 4:39 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Commission of Inquiry

                Below are the members of the Commission of Inquiry,

                Peace

                Tombong

                PRESS RELEASE


                APPOINTMENT AND SWEARING IN OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMISSION OF
                INQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC DISTURBANCE OF 10TH AND 11TH APRIL
2000


                His Excellency The President of the Republic of The Gambia
acting under the
                powers conferred on him by Section 200 of the Constitution
of the Republic
                of The Gambia 1997 has appointed the following as Chairman
and Member of the
                Commission of Inquiry into the Public Disturbances of 10th
and 11th April,
                2000.


                HON. JUSTICE FELIX M. LATERY (Chief Justice)-
CHAIRMAN
                MR. JOSEPH H. JOOF (President of Bar Association)-
MEMBER
                ALHAJI OUSMAN JAH (Supreme Islamic Council)     -
MEMBER
                REVEREND TITUS PRATT (Methodist Mission)        -
MEMBER
                MR. BAI NDONGO FAAL     (President Chamber of Commerce)
MEMBER
                MR. JAMES M. B. ABRAHAM (Writer)                        -
MEMBER
                MR. KEBBA SARR                                          -
MEMBER
                ALHAJI MOMODOU OUSMAN NJIE                              -
MEMBER

                The Chairman and members of the Commission were sworn in
before His
                Excellency The President on Friday 12th 2000.


                                                Solicitor General & Legal
Secretary
                                                Department of State for
Justice
                                                Banjul



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