FYI Chief Justice, Others Fired Panafrican News Agency January 23, 2001 Banjul, Gambia Chief Justice Felix Lartey has been sacked, according to judicial sources quoted in the independent Daily Observer Tuesday in Banjul. The sources said he was sacked along with Ousman Jammeh, Master of the Supreme Court and acting judicial secretary as well as Magistrates Haddy Roche and Camara. The sole daily newspaper in Gambia, Daily Observer, quoted legal sources as saying that Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice, Pap Cheyassin Secka broke the news of the sacking of the top judicial personnel to them on Monday. Neither have they been replaced nor official reasons given for the dismissals. But the Observer suggested that some members of the Legal Bar Association were worried that the dismissals may not be unconnected with efforts of the affected judicial officials to uphold the integrity and independence of the Gambian judiciary. Justice Lartey succeeded the Sierra Leonean-born, late Justice Omar Alghali whose contract with the Gambia government expired in 1998. All efforts to contact the Attorney General and the affected judicial officials bore nought. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------