Well Suntou, the Jammeh regime can ignore the court and its ruling. But it 
cannot ward off the dirty stains this would have on its international 
reputation. This regime is already doomed, seriously doomed.

Baba


>From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              
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>Subject: Re: ECOWAS Court to hear “disappeared” Gam bian journalist’s case 
>on Monday
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:08:40 +0100
>
>hold firm brother manneh .baba ,what can we expect from the court and what 
>effect will the eventual rulling have on the government ? they continue to 
>flander international law ,nothing seems to stop yahya and his thugs ,can 
>we expect any impact from the court rulling ?
>
>Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:  MFWA Press Statement:
>
>
>ECOWAS Court to hear “disappeared” Gambian journalist’s case on Monday
>
>The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African
>States (ECOWAS) will on Monday, July 16, 2007 began hearing, of the case
>filed on behalf of a “disappeared” Gambian journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh,
>reporter of pro-government Banjul-based “Daily Observer” newspaper.
>
>The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) filed a legal suit for the
>sub-regional court to compel the government of President Yahya Jammeh to
>immediately release Manneh.
>
>The court earlier on fixed July 10, but later postponed it.
>
>Colleagues of Manneh witnessed his arrest by two plain-clothed personnel of
>the notorious political police, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), at
>the “Daily Observer’s” premises on July 11, 2006. But the government and
>police claim they do not know the whereabouts of Manneh. Simply he is
>“disappeared”.
>
>The Gambian government has blatantly refused several requests from human
>rights groups to either release or charge Manneh if he has committed any
>offence.
>
>Issued by the MFWA, Accra. July 13, 2007.
>
>The MFWA is a regional independent, non-profit, non-governmental
>organization based in Accra. It was founded in 1997 to defend and promote
>the rights and freedom of the media and all forms of expression.
>
>Kwame Karikari, Prof.
>Executive Director
>MFWA
>Accra
>
>
>
>Email : [log in to unmask]
>Tel : 233 21 24 24 70
>Fax : 233 21 22 10 84
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