In the wake of Shyngle Nyassi being refused passport, Darboe says it is ridiculous The UDP leader, Ousainou Darboe has deplored the refusal by the immigration Department to issue a passport to the UDP youth leader, Shyngle Nyassi. 'It is ridiculous for them to ask him (Shyngle) to appeal to President Jammeh for a passport. After all, section 25 of the constitution in sub-section two and three guarantees every person freedom of movement throughout The Gambia and to leave The Gambia. Therefore, Shyngle Nyassi must be entitled to a passport for him to be able to do such,' he remarked. On the alleged death threats being made against the UDP leadership, Darboe confirmed that it is true and that he has reported it to the police 'but I don't know whether they have done anything about it which may be unknown to me. However, I have my personal body-guards to check my movements, and monitor what time I get home and not expose myself to any undue risk.' Darboe also revealed that they (the people making the threats) are targeting himself, Juwara and Shyngle Nyassi only 'but they forgot that we have Yahya Jallow, Sam Sillah, Femi Peters and a host of well-committed people in the party'. He also noted that 'they are desperate. They see their political fortunes declining by the day and they think this is the best way to stop the UDP'. Darboe also said these threats will not stop him from going to any part of the country and to propagate the ideas and ideals for which the UDP stands for. Those threats, Darboe emphasised, will encourage his supporters to sharpen their efforts in getting rid of the regime. 'When I accepted the leadership of the party, I prepared myself and my family for the worse in the political situation in which we are operating,' he stressed. He also said that The Gambia is experiencing 'pseudo democracy'. He said that the government only paid lip service to the constitution and that the rule of law was being observed only in speech and not in action. _________________________________________________________________________ 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 and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------