Gambia-L: The unedited e-mail below came from a source in The Gambia. Regards, Ebrima ___________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: On Dumo, Jaiteh and the rest >Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 > > > >Ebrima: > >The cautionary statements I sent are official, but of course that does not >mean that they could not have been given by the accused persons under >duress, especially knowing this terrorist regime that we are dealing with. >(Mark you, I am not saying that they are authentic; all I am saying is that >this is the official line). In fact I think the lawyers of the accused >persons, and their families, might have seen or known about these >government cautionary statements. But, naturally, lawyers do not disclose >these things, in line with their honourable ethics. Maybe, Momodou Sarho's >wife on the L, can throw light on these cautionary statements - as whether >or not they too have received or seen them (these cautionary statements). >The questions that should be asked now, are as follows: Were these >statements given under duress? Were they tortured at the hands of the NIA >so that they will "confess" to something? Did the investigators strike a >deal with Ebrima Barrow (assuming what he is quoted as saying was true)? >And was this Barrow chap set up or implanted on these guys from day one? In >other words, has he been working with the Italian guy and Yahya Jammeh from >the onset? Is his (Barrow's) arrest a fake, in that he will eventually be >released and may become a prosecution witness? In my book, the idea of >coercion is vital here and should not be ruled out at all, given the type >of barbaric regime we are dealing with. If you also recall, Foday Barry had >claimed in court that he has got the voices of these guys on tape, in which >they were plotting something amiss against the Gambia Government. By the >way, my contacts at the NIA have said that this was a lie. However, did the >NIA use these so-called tapes to trick the accused persons into >"confessing" to something. So, Ebrima, these are some of the questions that >should exercise our minds. Again, this is the so-called case the Government >has built against these people. I am not a lawyer, but even assuming that >the statements were obtained from the accused persons (under duress or not) >they are still so weak and inconsistent that they can easily be >discredited. It is now our duty, especially those with legal minds, to >dismantle the content of these cautionary statements because, in my eyes, >they are very inconsistent and feeble. I can see a lot of loopholes in >them. Maybe, KB Dampha can help us here. > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------