If the information regarding the Vice-President is correct, then shame on to Isatou-Njie Saddy. She should have resigned rather than obey orders to to give the order to shoot. May ALLAH help us all. >From: ebrima ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Massacre of Students in the Gambia >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 07:49:36 PDT > >Gambia-L, > >Chidi Odinkalu, the Africa Legal Officer for the London-based Human Rights >Group, Interights, is submitting a petition/protest note to the >Commonwealth, in relation to the massacre of students in the Gambia. >Consequently, he'll be most grateful if you could e-mail him any relevant >information/observation you may have on the matter. > >This is his e-mail: [log in to unmask] > >By the way, I am still working on a more comprehensive story and I hope I >can post it as soon as possible. But, believe me, it is a very, very >serious/sad tragedy. > >A short while ago, a diplomat in the Gambia told me on the phone, that he >had been reliably informed by a hospital insider (a medical doctor for that >matter) that so far 14 people have died as a result of the shootings and >that several students have in fact "sustained life threatening injuries". > >So, Gambia-L, let us take the government figures, in relation to the number >of people killed, anytime they are released, with a pinch of salt!!! > >In fact, the Government, I understand from the diplomat, intends to reduce >the figure for the number of people killed. > >Meanwhile, I understand that students in Bansang, Basse and Essau are still >on the rampage. Banjul itself is said to be calm, but "tense". Albert >Market >is reported to be half empty, with most people staying at home. Roads >leading to the Police station in Banjul are sealed off. Janjangburay police >station and the Gamtel there are in flames. > >So let us continue praying. > >Essa Thomas, I can confirm to you that Mr Jammeh is still in Cuba, but I >understand that he was consulted before the orders were given to shoot the >students. I am reliably informed that at an Emergency Cabinet meeting >yesterday, Vice Prseident Isatou Njie-Saidy declared that she was >instructed >by Yahya Jammeh "to open fire". Anyway, as I said earlier, I'll send >something comprehensive as soon as possible. > > >Ebrima > > >>From: Chidi Odinkalu <[log in to unmask]> >>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >>CC: Ibrahima Kane <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Testing >>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:26:05 +0100 >> >>Dear Ebrima, >> >>Here is my e-mail address. Any information you can give on the Gambia >>killings please. We need to be able to do a submission to the Commonwealth >>at least. >> >>Chidi > >______________________________________________________ >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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------