In a message dated 7/17/00 6:09:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << As I said before,I know my friend very well,he has appointed a Nigerian friend who was working in his chambers as the new Director of Public Prosecution without going through the proper channel.WHAT IS THE USE OF THE JUDICIARY COUNCIL? >> ************************ This is just another chapter in the attempt to derail the justice system in The Gambia.If Judges rule in favour of the law, they are dismissed without explanation, and likewise for any other member of the judicial system in the employ of the government who actually dares to make any ruling based on our established laws is sumarily harassed and dismissed. . What more signs do we need to make it abundantly clear that the laws of our country are there just for window dressing, and to fool the international community as far as this present regime is concerned, because in every instance where the rule of law should apply, they have not only failed to apply it, but have removed people from their jobs simply because they applied the law. Pap Cheyassin Secka has dismissed lawyers and judges alike for this very reason because they are a deterrent to fulfilling his agenda and the agenda he has been charged with by his president, and that is to make sure that they set aside the law so they can fulfill their plans of trying to lock away members of the opposition party who they know they cannot defeat at the ballot box, and to kidnap, harass and kill any Gambian who dares tell the truth about what they are up to. However, no amount of cover ups, or the poorly constructured, full of holes stories they continue to offer will make the truth less apparent to Gamboans and people all over the World that what we have here is a police state that is becoming worse by the minute. All Gambians must dedicate their time and effort, every waking hour, to making sure that we expose this regime and their atorcities via every possible avenue available to us.I urge all Gambians to please find at least one way to accomplish this or our country as we know it will cease to be very soon. Jabou Joh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------