Gambia-L:

The e-mail below is an old mail from one of my sources in the Gambia. It was
sent to me over three weeks ago, at a time when my access to Net was
limited. However, given the importance of its content, I thought I should
still forward it to the L for perusal.

Ebrima
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections
>Date:
>
>Ebrima,
>
>First of all, I have to tell you that we are almost getting there as far as
>Jammeh goes. He and his barbaric regime are feeling the pressure and if we
>can sustain it, then victory will be on our side. I have a lot of stuff to
>send you but because you are struggling with Internet access, I'll take my
>time until you are connected next week. However, the reason why I am
>sending you this urgent mail is because Yahya, having regard to the fact
>that the APRC are in majority in the House, did ask the Attorney General
>this week about the possibilities of enacting a new law which will ban
>anybody charged with murder from contesting in the forthcoming elections.
>Yahya also enquired whether such a law could be made retroactive or
>backdated so that it will exempt Ousainou Darbo and those UDP members
>charged with the alleged murder of Alieu Njie from participating in the
>next elections. Ebrima, you see, Yahya has made abundantly clear to the AG
>that a way must be found, given the murder charge hanging on Ousainou
>Darbo, to ban him (Darbo) from participating in the forthcoming elections.
>Jammeh now knows that he cannot win any election in the Gambia and, seeing
>Darbo as a threat, he is now finding a way to ban him just as he did with
>Sheriff Dibba, Hassan Musa Camara and others during the last general
>elections. Ebrima, anyway we are waiting to hear what Cheyassin Secka would
>advice him with regard to this proposed new law that he, Jammeh, is
>suggesting. But one thing is clear: if he tries to ban Darbo from
>participating in the forthcoming elections because of a pending murder
>charge, then civil unrest of an unimaginable proportion will be seen in the
>country. I only hope that his Attorney General, for the sake of the peace
>and stability of the Gambia, will tell him in no uncertain terms that such
>a proposed law cannot be promulgated. Ebrima, I now believe that these
>people led by the butcher want war in the country judging by their actions
>and pronouncement. But we are ready for them. This is a noble struggle for
>us and we are ready to to re-capture our beloved motherland from these
>bandits.
>

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