Amid all the euphoria surrounding this election campaign season, Gambians must NOT forget about the plight of innocent and defenseless citizens such as Dumo. We live in a sorry country when we have government-sanctioned thugs abducting innocent citizens and incarcerating them indefinitely without a proper trial. For months now these innocent citizens have been deprived of their freedom on the basis of frivolous evidence and lies from pathological liars like Foday Barry and an Italian thug that calls himself Yaya’s body-guard. What is sad is that our courts are impotent in the face of such blatant lawlessness. The maxim ‘innocent until proven guilty’ means nothing in this case. Citizens are being railroaded and no judge wants to hear the case. Even granting the accused bail while the government engages in a ‘fishing expedition’, is taboo in Gambian courts. News that a judge has finally decided to hear the case after the court vacation is quite welcome. At least now the accused will have a chance to be heard. I just hope that the judge keeps his promise and let the law take its cause. This lawlessness is really mind-boggling. No one is safe under these circumstances. All it takes is a foreigner like that Italian rat to utter your name, and you are hoist to the NIA for questioning and endless torture. We are in a state of siege, held hostage by a bunch of bandits. The sooner the Gambians get rid of them, the better. Gambians should show their solidarity to these innocent citizens by going to court with them to show them support and give them courage. Journalists in the country should endeavor to cover the whole trial if and when it happens. There is light at the end of the dark tunnel. Let us collectively show the judge in this case that the accused are INNOCENT of these bogus charges. We must ensure that the law of the land is administered fairly. At the end of the day, the whole world will be informed of the government’s shenanigans. This is the side of the Gambian Dictatorship that Yaya apologists want to hide under the rug. But we CANNOT afford to just forget about these innocent citizens that are being railroaded in broad daylight. This could have happened to any one of us. Take the case of Yarbo for instance. Any Gamtel employee that happened to cross paths with that Italian rat could have ended up in Yarbo’s shoes. Any of us in the Diaspora that meant well for Gambian children like Dumo did and went home to give back to society could have ended in Dumo’s shoes. To the vermin running our country, you either have to be a sell-out like Sarjo Jallow (and mortgage your soul to the Devil), or you are plotting to remove them from power. Any one that does NOT subscribe to their criminal behavior, is seen as ‘conspirator’ to overthrow the government. Gambians should put themselves in the shoes of these victims and come out and fight for them. They are INNOCENT. All that Italian wanted was to get a contract for guarding Yaya and living large after his failed restaurant business. If innocent Gambians are killed in the process, the Italian rat does NOT give a darn. We should value the lives of our brothers more than this Italian rat and his boss (Yaya) values the lives of the Gambians. I am just glad that this man will be paraded in a court of law for every one to see him being grilled under cross-examination by legal heavy weights in the country. I hope Dumo’s lawyers are readying for battle. The Gambians and the international community has to be informed of anything our illegal does in this case in order to thwart the wheels of justice. KB _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------