Gambia-L: The e-mail below is an old mail from one of my sources in the Gambia. It was sent to me over three weeks ago, at a time when my access to Net was limited. However, given the importance of its content, I thought I should still forward it to the L for perusal. Ebrima ___________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Yahya asked whether Darbo could be banned in the elections >Date: > >Ebrima, > >First of all, I have to tell you that we are almost getting there as far as >Jammeh goes. He and his barbaric regime are feeling the pressure and if we >can sustain it, then victory will be on our side. I have a lot of stuff to >send you but because you are struggling with Internet access, I'll take my >time until you are connected next week. However, the reason why I am >sending you this urgent mail is because Yahya, having regard to the fact >that the APRC are in majority in the House, did ask the Attorney General >this week about the possibilities of enacting a new law which will ban >anybody charged with murder from contesting in the forthcoming elections. >Yahya also enquired whether such a law could be made retroactive or >backdated so that it will exempt Ousainou Darbo and those UDP members >charged with the alleged murder of Alieu Njie from participating in the >next elections. Ebrima, you see, Yahya has made abundantly clear to the AG >that a way must be found, given the murder charge hanging on Ousainou >Darbo, to ban him (Darbo) from participating in the forthcoming elections. >Jammeh now knows that he cannot win any election in the Gambia and, seeing >Darbo as a threat, he is now finding a way to ban him just as he did with >Sheriff Dibba, Hassan Musa Camara and others during the last general >elections. Ebrima, anyway we are waiting to hear what Cheyassin Secka would >advice him with regard to this proposed new law that he, Jammeh, is >suggesting. But one thing is clear: if he tries to ban Darbo from >participating in the forthcoming elections because of a pending murder >charge, then civil unrest of an unimaginable proportion will be seen in the >country. I only hope that his Attorney General, for the sake of the peace >and stability of the Gambia, will tell him in no uncertain terms that such >a proposed law cannot be promulgated. Ebrima, I now believe that these >people led by the butcher want war in the country judging by their actions >and pronouncement. But we are ready for them. This is a noble struggle for >us and we are ready to to re-capture our beloved motherland from these >bandits. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------