Due to some personal / religious affairs, I was unable to contribute to the discourse on G_L the past three weeks. I am back and I will be reviewing my mail during the course of the next few days. I wish to take this opportunity to apologize to the people that sent me private mails. I will reply you in private. First and foremost, I wish to thank MRDG(UK) for the tremendous job they did on the Briefing. Although I was not there in person, my thoughts and prayers were with you. You made history and every decent Gambian should be proud of you. Your contributions to the struggle are unparalleled. God will reward you for your good deeds. I shall look into your report more thoroughly and respond accordingly. I shall also be writing on the despicable way our entire judicial system (AG chambers and the Judiciary) treated Ebrima Barry, his family and the entire Gambian population, by letting the murderers of Ebrima Barry go scot-free. Under the watch of Pap Cheyassin Secka (who appointed that inept prosecutor), government officials have tortured a defenseless Gambian, paraded his parents before court and called them liars, government prosecutors called witnesses to sabotage the people's case and at the end of the day, we have a spineless judge unleash these animals to an unsuspecting public. We now have a new set of murderers walking in our midst. It is ironical that the very week these 'firemen' were shoved down our throats, prominent Gambians are having their homes burnt to the ground because the fire brigade does not have enough water to put fires down. In other words, the world in Gambia is upside down. Fire officials get rewarded for torturing and murdering innocent citizens, and when they fail to do their job by putting down fires, not a word is mentioned about their abdication of their duties. This only happens in Yaya's Gambia. I shall also be talking about Joseph Joof's treacherous decision to revisit the persecution of our children that partook in the April 10 and 11, 2000 demonstration. I never thought that I will encounter a Gambian that was more despicable than Pap Cheyassin Secka. Unfortunately, in Joseph Joof, we have just that. This man is worst that Pap Cheyassin Secka. Is this not the same government that was telling us that as a quid pro quo for not prosecuting the murderers of our children, they will not go against the students as well? See why I said that Joof is worst than Secka? Even though I denounced Secka's diabolical deal at the time, I recognize that according to reports, Secka was at least willing to let the children go free without fear of persecution. When Secka announced this deal, I pointed out to him that it was unacceptable because whereas none of the murderers have been brought to book yet, our children have already been taken to court and Mam Yassin Sey ruled against the government. So it was a blatant lie on the part of the government to pretend that they were doing the students a favor in return for the despicable decision not to prosecute the perpetrators of the massacre. Well, Joof has just reaffirmed my arguments. This government is not even willing to reconcile with people. They are not pretending any more. They were just using those words the other day to deflect the heat they were under. Joof has just revealed the true colors of the government. We should take them on their despicable decision to let the murderers of our children go scot-free, while they persecute the children that were exercising their legitimate right to demonstrate against the murder of Ebrima Barry and the rape of Binta Manneh. Let me reassure Joof that we will be following all his illegal and irrational moves and will be challenging him all the way. We hereby notify him that he is at the point of no-return. The war has started in earnest. The 'Jalangs' he worships cannot save him from this one. This time when we are done with him, he will be a permanent inmate at 'Campama'. Some of you that were asking us to give Joof benefit of the doubt, do not know this man as much as I know him. I also want to acknowledge Bola Carrol's election as the new president of the Gambian Bar Association. I wish Carrol well albeit I was somewhat disappointed by some of the reports I read about his election. For now, I will give Carrol benefit of the doubt until I am able to digest all the reports and talk to some friends of mine. Suffice for me to say at this stage that Carrol and the Bar Association have more pressing things to think about than occupying themselves with building an office at Kerr Serign. This 'Yaya obsession' with buildings should be below someone of Carrol's caliber. Yes, they need an office. But do Carrol and the Association not think that it is more pressing to address the lawlessness that goes on in that country? People that head the Bar Association should stop this self promotion nonsense and get to work. In what society would you have children murdered in broad daylight and have no one stand trial for that heinous crime? In my book, Carrol will be a more worthy president if he stands up and speak for the defenseless and voiceless Gambian children than if he erects a 'Bola Carrol Gambia Bar Association HQ Building'. This Association is the laughing stock of decent folks. Carrol has an opportunity to build a better image for the Association. We appeal to him not to blow that opportunity. These are some of the issues that stood out to me together with the devastating report from the US State Department. I will endeavor to amplify my comments on these issues, in due course. Special thanks to Hamjatta for forwarding the report to G_L. Finally, I commend the good folks that had doggedly continued to unmask the dictatorship back home. Your efforts will not go in vain. KB >From: "MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA (UK)" >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list To: >[log in to unmask] Subject: OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE LONDON >DEMOCRACY MEETING. Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 06:31:28 -0000 > _________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------