Lamin Darbo, Joe Sambou and others,
                                                                       this
recent arrest of Mr. Halifa Sallah, the people of Sintet Village and other
previous arrest of the same nature will not go unchallenged. This is a test
for every Gambian and an insult to the Constitution. There is no where
stated in the Constitution that an individual be arrested for witchcraft
therefore, this banditry actions must be put to an end immediately.

Halifa sallah as a politician and representative of the voiceless have done
nothing wrong by condemning the bully of the poor.

All the detainees should be release unconditionally.

I share with your concerns.
Saihou




On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Modou Mboge <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On The Arrest of Halifa Sallah
>
> “This Must Stop!” These were the words of Halifa Sallah, an opposition
> leader and social scientist, while under arrest at Yundum Police Station, on
> Sunday evening. He was arrested at his home by five plain clothes policemen
> on Sunday, at about 5.15 pm and taken to Serrekunda Police Station.
>
> The Police at Yundum Police Station could not explain the reason for his
> arrest to this reporter. Bail was refused.
> Following several reports of the activities of so-called witchcraft hunters
> accompanied by armed uniformed men and so-called green boys and girls,
> Halifa decided to visit the affected villages to find out what had happened.
> He went to Makumbaya on Saturday and was able to get the testimonies of the
> victims of the so-called witchcraft hunters. Halifa told this reporter that
> the matter was serious and indicated that he was going to write to the
> President about the matter and to get Human Rights and other concerned
> organisations to go to these villages and see things for themselves. The
> victims complained of being forced to drink concoctions and to make
> “confessions”. They also complained of all sorts of ailments after taking
> the concoction and having been subjected to beatings.
>
> The former member of the Pan African Parliament and Minority Leader of the
> National Assembly is also a member of the Editorial Board of Foroyaa. He is
> the Secretary General of the People’s Democratic Organisation for
> Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and the coordinator of the National
> Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD). He stood as a presidential
> candidate for the Alliance in 2006.
>
> By Sam Sarr <http://www.foroyaa.gm/userinfo.php?uid=3> on 09-03-09
>
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