This is indeed good news. I hope the day will soon come when these innocent citizens will be vindicated and allowed to see their families and lawyers. KB >From: Jenny Gustavsson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Dumo Sarho >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 20:20:59 GMT > >Greetings everyone! > >Good news: Red Cross International has been allowed to visit Dumo in Mile >II. The result of yesterday's hearing in court seems promising, let's keep >our fingers crossed... > >/Jenny > >Below from The Point October 13th 2000: > >- Dumo Saho's Case: Justice Kabalata Allows Appeal > >Zambian-born judge, Justice TA Kabalata, yesterday granted leave to Dumo >Saho lawyers messrs Emmanuel Joof and Abubacarr Tambedou to formally appeal >against the decision of the Kanifing magistrates court to remand Dumo Saho >in custody. > >Dumo Saho and several others including Ebrima Yarbo were arrested in June >2000 after it was alleged that Dumo and others have planned to overthrow >president Jammeh's government, and they were charged with treason. In a >notice of motion heard by Justice Kabalata yesterday relating to Dumo >Saho's >case, lawyer Emmanuel Joof asked the court to grant him leave to file an >appeal against the decision by the Kanifing magistrates court on July 14, >2000, to remand Dumo Saho in custody. > >Justice Kabalata proceeded to hear the application of lawyer Joof. There >was >no representative of the State at the hearing. The court acknowledged that >the state was served a notice to appear, and even though the matter was >stood down for about 45 minutes, no representative for the state appeared. >Lawyer Joof intimated the court that he had problems in getting the record >of proceedings from the Kanifing magistrates court on time. Justice >Kabalata >granted Joof application > >Copyright 2000 QuantumNET > >_________________________________________________________________________ >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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------