Samba One point to make: Lets not equate the Indemnity Act of 1982 and The Indemnity Amendment Act of 2001, they are totally 2 different issues. On the whole, I understand your point, but please note that Chongan does not deserve this treatment. Just a thought, no hard feelings Have a wonderful day Sanusi --- Samba Linguere <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Kebba, > > Thanks for your observations. One thing that I must > first indicate is that > we must never just be driven by mere sentiments in > our struggle to uproot > the Jammeh dictatorship. If we are to create a new > nation, inhabited by a > united people, we must never be afraid of unearthing > the evil deeds of the > past and present. This is the only way that the hard > truth will be known. > This is the only way that the victims of injustice > can forgive and forget. > And this is the only way that The Gambian people can > move ahead to create a > society where the hearts and minds of citizens beat > in unison. > > So, to start with, you are wrong to say that I am > making any false > accusations. I know Chongan personally when he was > still a primary school > pupil at Serrekunda School. I know his family well, > living then close to the > Latrikunda football field, just a stone throw from > the then Bakadagi Bar and > Restaurant, before they finally moved. I have > nothing against Chongan. All > that I am doing is to remind him of the days when > real power was in his > hands - how he misused it; how he abused his > authority. Chongan will tell > you that because of his arrogance he used to call > himself DINDING MANSOO, > meaning in Mandinka the Child King. > > Kebba, let's not make personalities the issue. Their > actions and their > implications are what we are interested in, not as > ends, but as means to > enable us avoid such expensive mistakes in future. > We don't just want to > replace Jammeh, full stop. We want to create a just > society. And justice can > only prevail where the truth is sought for, known > and exposed. Without this, > South Africa would have been a jungle by now where > the victors and > vanquished of the apartheid days will be at each > other's throat. > > Secondly, I made reference to the aftermath of the > 1981 coup not to indict > Chongan, but to bring to the attention of the L the > many atrocities that > this small country of ours has gone through within > this short period of its > history. Do you know that the same actions of the > AFPRC in indemnifying > their criminal actions was also done by the PPP > regime after the 1981 coup. > The Indemnity Act was first introduced into the > Criminal Code then; and > trial by jury expunged from our statutes books. > Kebba, we need to look at > the past to know the days of Jawara. We will need to > look at the Jammeh > days, when he is gone, to know what happened. > > Of course, in 1981 Chongan must have been either in > form 4 or form 5. Ebou > Secka will tell you. > > Thirdly, I am 100% sure about the accusations I made > against Samsudeen Sarr. > I have had the privilege to deal with Sam while he > was still an army > officer. Anybody can get the video tapes of the > press conferences convened > by the Gambia National Army at the Army Headquarters > in Marina Parade to > verify the charge that I am making against Sam, > especially when the > Farafenni and Kartong attackers were captured. Get > the tapes and get the > facts. > > I am not dismissing what both Sam and Chongan are > saying. What I am simply > saying is that there are people who will not know > the injustices and > brutalities of society, and will assume that > everything is alright until the > day they become victims; then they will want a whole > reconstitution of > society at the instance. Such people, as far as I am > concerned, are not > genuine in their call for change. They are > opportunists, pure and simple, > who have lost their privileges. > > On a final note, Kebba, in spite of our opposition > to Jammeh, we must never > forget that truth and objectivity should be the > cornerstone of our struggle. > Without them, we will only uproot Jammeh only to > replace him with another > dictator. > > Good day and no hard feelings. > > Batch. > > > >From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: WHAT HAPPEN TO US AT RIP. > >Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:04:58 -0400 > > > >Batch, you are also doing the same despicable thing > both Ousainou Ngum and > >Ebou Secka did. You are trying to paint people in a > light that they do NOT > >deserve. Do you realize the gravity of what you are > doing? Do you know > >Chongan? Did you know he was at Gambia High School > in 1981 probably > >preparing to take his O'Levels? What does this man > have to do with people > >that were tortured in the aftermath of the 1981? > This man suffered untold > >misery trying to defend the legitimate government > of the day. All he gets > >from you is vicious accusations you cannot back up. > You should be careful > >the kind of accusations you throw at people. > Calling people murderers and > >accessories to murder is a very serious allegation > you should not take > >lightly simply because you might think that you can > get away with these > >wild > >accusations. > _________________________________________________________________________ > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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