Mr Sillah.

With all due respect to every one concern Gambia is a soverign state 
and unfortunately in the hands of a dictator Yahya Jammeh.Who has no 
respect for human dignity but selffish attitudes that serves nothing for the
Gambian people.I stand with every Gambian and friends to our beloveth
country alike for your stance against Jammeh's oppressive rule.This bill
is nonesense,defy it and let the whole world knows what's really going on.
Your commitment for equal rights and freedom of speech is the right 
direction for what Gambia needs desperately.Why is Dumo et al in jail,
Who gave the order to butcher unarm students?Yes is Jammeh and his 
cronies they are nothing but criminals who belongs in jail for the atrocities 
they are still imposing on our people.This is your constitutional right with
all GPU members let no crab stop you while we wait for the contents of the
bill.Keep it up.

For Justice
Fye Samateh.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ebrima Sillah" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: Media Commission Bill:The GPU's Stances


> Ladies and Gentlemen
> 
> Allow me as the public relations secretary of the
> Gambia Press Union(GPU) to thank you all for your
> words of concern with regards to thie meida commission
> bill. As far as we at the Gambia Press Union are
> concern, the content of this bill is unconstitutional
> and we are not going to cooperate with the government
> on its implimentation. GPU as the umbrella
> organisation for all the media houses and
> practitioners in this country is suppose to be a
> member of this commission/tribunal to try the
> journalists. But we have already decided that we will
> not take up our seat on the commission. All our
> members have also agreed to defy the terms of the
> bill. The government of the Gambia has two
> options:either to allow journalists to carry on with
> their duties as enshrined in the constitution or close
> down all the private media houses in the country and
> send us to mile11. Our position that this is an
> unconstitutional attempt is non-necogiatible and
> unchangeable. I will have time to send you the content
> of the bill by God willing tomorrow.
> 
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