I join the others online in expressing sorrow on the death of a vunerable student. What on earth is going on? I can't think of anywhere in the democratic world where fire fighters form part of a school's discilpinary committee. A problem in school, i believe should be solved within the education system and not by some brutal fighters. When is all these brutality going to end? I just hope that,the people responsible for Ebrima's death are charged with murder and not just suspended from work. God bless our nation. Adama --- alfusainey bah <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The fire officers actions was utterly heinous and i > would like to know what > they were doing in the school in the first place. > Why was the the police not > called and where was Mr Foster, the headmaster or > his deputy? The school > administrators should have been in the classroom > fixing the problem. > The officers responsible for this child's death need > to be brought to > justice. > God Bless and Peace Be Upon All. > Alasana Bah > > >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: STUDENT BEATEN TO DEATH > >Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:23:02 +0100 > > > >Gambia-l, > >Are the Fire Service personnel now doing the duties > of the Police > >Force? > >The following story is from today's issue of > Observer at > >www.qanet.gm. > > > >My condolences to the family of this student. > > > >I understand that Tombong Saidy is a member of the > executive of > >Amnesty International in The Gambia. Tombong, what > are you > >doing about such violations? > > > >Momodou Camara > > > >The Daily Observer Published Sunday, 12 March, 2000 > > > > > > STUDENT BEATEN TO DEATH > > > >Ebrima Barry, 19, a grade 10 student of Forster's > Senior > >Secondary School in Brikama died on Thursday March > 9, following > >torture by personnel of the Brikama Fire Service > station. > > > >Ebrima Barry, a resident of Brikama was said to > have been > >arrested on Wednesday March 8, whilst in school by > some > >personnel of the Brikama Fire Service, after he was > said to have > >failed to comply with sitting arrangements in his > class. > > > >Ebrima Barry was reportedly arrested following a > complaint filed by > >one of his teachers Mr Paul, that Ebrima Barry > failed to comply > >with his instruction. > > > >Talking to the Daily Observer, Botto Sanneh, Ebrima > Barry's > >mother said while she was sitting on her verandah, > Ebrima came > >shivering with his head covered. > > > >She said she then followed Ebrima Barry into the > room, where > >Ebrima told her of the maltreatment inflicted on > him by some Fire > >Service personnel. > > > >She said Ebrima Barry told her that the fire > service personnel > >ordered him to carry 60 bags of cement, which he > did. He said they > >later took his shirt off, poured water on him and > started beating > >him. They kicked him and stuffed cement in his > month and asked > >him to swallow it," Mrs Sanneh alleged. She said > her son died as > >a result of the alleged torture inflicted on him by > the Fire Service > >personnel. > > > >Alieu Barry, Ebrima Barry's father said that when > he visited the > >Brikama Fire Service station to look for his son > after he was told > >that the son was there, "a top Fire Service > official said my son was > >rude, because he insulted his teacher. The > official told me they > >would instil discipline in Ebrima Barry and shave > his hair." > > > >Alieu Barry said he appealed to the teacher, Mr > Paul, a Sierra > >Leonean to exercise mercy on his son who was > suspended for > >three weeks. He said the suspension was later > reduced to one > >week. > > > >When contacted, Mr Colley, the station officer at > Brikama Fire > >Service said "I am not in the position to comment > on the story. I > >was not present at the time of the incident." > > > >Asked who were the fire personnel who witnessed the > incident, Mr > >Colley said he doesn't know. He referred our > reporters to the > >Officer Commanding at Bundung Police Station, who > could not be > >reached for comments. > > > >A police spokesman at Brikama Police station said a > team of detectives from > >Brikama station were deployed to the Brikama Fire > Service station to > >investigate the death of Ebrima Barry. > > > >According to our source, Ebrima Barry filed a > complaint at the Brikama > >Police station shortly after he was assaulted by > the Fire Service > >personnel. > > > >Our sources said Ebrima died at the Brikama Health > Centre. He was escorted > >to the health centre by a police officer. > > > >A source close to the Barry family said "this is an > act of barbarism. The > >murderers of Ebrima Barry should not be allowed to > go scot free. They have > >taken the law into their own hands and they should > be brought to book. > > Law enforcement agents are not expected to take > the law into their own > >hands with impunity." > > > >Students protest > > > >Meanwhile, on Friday, some angry students of > Forster's Senior > >Secondary School stormed the Brikama Fire Station > in protest, > >following the death of their colleague Ebrima > Barry. The protesting > >students were holding banners and placards. > > > >A contingent of the Police Intervention Unit, was > quickly deployed > >to the Fire Service Station to disperse the > protesting students. > > > >The principal, Mr Forster could not be reached for > comments. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at > http://www.hotmail.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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