KB, Great words ,no doubt the struggle must continue. For Freedom Saiks ----- Original Message ----- From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 4:51 PM Subject: Re: Dumo Sarho - 11 months in detention! > Mrs. Saho, you should NEVER feel that you are boring people by highlighting > the plight of your husband. People have to be constantly reminded about the > lawlessness in the country and how innocent and defenseless citizens are > victimized on a daily basis. If I had my way, I will send a posting every > day to remind people about Dumo et al, our children that were slaughtered in > broad daylight on the orders of Yaya, the torture and brutal murder of > Ebrima Barry etc. > > This should never be boring to decent Gambians. What happened to your > husband is very wrong. The man selflessly went back home from political > exile during the former regime in order to help children (the most > vulnerable in our society). Unlike the vermin that stole money from our > people and are driving 'fancy cars' and vacationing in America, Dumo went > back to GIVE BACK to the people. > > What did he get in return from the vermin that are STEALING FROM our people? > They cooked up bogus charges against him, lied about him behind his back, > stabbed him in the back, abducted him in broad daylight, incarcerated him > (and lied about it), kept him from talking to his family and friends for > months, and they continue to keep him illegally without trial. I am telling > you, this is even hard for me to believe and I was born and grew up in > Africa. This magnitude of lawlessness is just mind-boggling. To top it off, > Gambians are not outraged enough if you ask me. This is the hard part for me > to believe. I am not really surprised by the APRC lawlessness. > > If a philanthropist as good as Dumo can be treated this way by Yaya and the > Gambian people he (Dumo) was trying to help, then I pity all of us. Mind > you, this man is being kept in jail mainly on the word of a pathological > liar like Foday Barry. I do not know your husband well but every day my > respect for him grows. To endure back-stabbing from comrades like Pap > Cheyassin Secka and Sarjo Jallow must be devastating to anyone. Yet you do > not hear the brother whining about it. He is a strong man. He must never > give up. He is and has been doing the right thing. One day when it is all > said and done, he will be released and his name cleared off these vindictive > and false accusations. > > Saiks, like Saul said, rest assured that Joseph Joof will have some > explaining to do. He did not even need a letter from Mrs. Saho to do what is > right. He ought to be ashamed to call himself a lawyer. Who would have > thought in this day and age that Gambia will have political prisoners that > are denied the basic right to a court trial? No judge wants to touch the > case. And there cannot be a case easier than this one. > > Saiks what we have are two court rulings. One from a lowly magistrate (Haddy > Roche) that was achieved after Pap Cheyassin Secka and his dumb prosecutors > ran behind people's back to get the equally dumb magistrate to justify > incarcerating (incommunicado) Dumo et al. On the other hand, we have a High > Court Judge that ruled a long time ago (right before Roche's ruling) that it > is illegal and unconstitutional to hold people in jail for more than 72 > hours without charging them with an offense. They should have freed Dumo et > al right there. But instead, they defied the High Court ruling and charged > Dumo et al with some bogus 'conspiracy' and 'attempt' charges. This was at a > time when the government was standing in court and saying that they are > still 'investigating' and do NOT even have enough evidence to bring > 'charges' against Dumo et al. So, it is OK to incarcerate innocent citizens > incommunicado while thugs like Foday Barry and Modu Pika dig to manufacture > evidence. See the lawlessness and victimization? They admit that they do not > have evidence, but they will still go ahead and jail people. > > Dumo et al CANNOT even appeal Roche's clearly erroneous ruling justifying > their continued incarceration (incommunicado) even though Roche was told by > the prosecutor that the government does NOT have enough evidence. Dumo et > al. CANNOT apply for bail while the NIA thugs 'investigate'. In short, Dumo > et al will just languish in jail while our courts REFUSE to hear the case. > Judges keep passing the buck to each other. All they are doing is buying > time. They want ORDERS from Yaya through Joseph Joof. That's all. The vermin > will not give the orders unless he is pressured. That is where ordinary > Gambians come in. Remember that this fight has little to do with Dumo et al. > This fight is about all of us. We are reducing the threshold for the > government to pick up anyone they dislike and leave you in jail to rot. We > have to say enough is enough. This is very wrong; especially when done to a > selfless gentleman like Dumo. > > We wish him all the best. I hope he is released soon to go back to his job > of GIVING BACK TO the Gambian poor. Please Mrs. Saho, never hesitate to > showcase the brutality of the regime we have back home. They should be the > ones that should be ashamed to come to people. You have every right to say > what you are saying. They are the ones holding your husband illegally. You > and others are not asking for much. All we want is for Dumo et al to have > their day in court. Simple as that. > KB > > > > >From: Annika Renberg <[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 - 11 months in detention! > >Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 00:04:21 +0200 > > > >Friends at the L, > > > >With the risk of being boring, today (24th) it is 11 months since Dumo was > >detained and everything is at a stand still. Not even a date is set for t he > >continuation of the trial. > > > >Saiks, > >It was good to see you in Mile II. Thanks a lot for your latest piece on > >Dumo and his conditions. I think the most important thing is to continue to > >make noice in order to assure the authorities that we will never rest. > >I'm sure that one day Dumo will be free! > >Annika (Dumo's wife) > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > >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 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. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------