Saiks, I think we should organise demonstrations in all Gambian Embassies to highlight the injustice meted to these lot. I am willing to organise from this end in London, I hope brothers and sisters in the diaspora will respond so that we can select a date and express our disgust at the way these alleged coup plotters are being treated. I think it is about time for something drastic to happen instead of just whingeing we should now be proactive. Malik >From: saikss <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FREE DUMO SAHO AND THE REST >Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:47:48 +0200 > >This mail should have been posted since yesterday and because of the hectic >weekend with many demonstrations against the World Bank in Oslo, the whole >of >the weekend and yesterday there was very little time to do it. >It was two years yesterday, since Dumo Saho was arrested, detained and late >charged with planning to overthrow the government among other things. >I have never been convince that there is any amount of truth in what is >been >said and the fact that the State is still unable to make sure that the case >is >being heard in court and justice be done, is enough evidence for me. The >fact >that this State is responsible for holding citizens of the country in >custody >and refused to take heed to both national and international opinion on the >case dose not only unveil, the police state character of the APRC >government, that can hold both the judiciary and simple common sense in >contempt, but also the hypocrisy we see in all of their politics. The ex >president, whose government was over thrown, accused of economic >mismanagement >and the political, cultural and economic marginalization of the Gambian >people >and nation, is been given amnesty in the name of “reconcialtion”by the APRC >government. This is the same government using political power to hold in >custody citizens of the country for 24 months and one day without any fair >trail. Dumo was arrested for days without his family and legal adviser >being >informed, without being brought before any court or charged, the State even >denied having them under custody and did so only after many pressure work >including legal actions. >There will be no economic progress in the country without respect for the >rule >of law; we can never do away with poverty without respect for the rule of >law. >I am so certain of this that much of the economic declarations from the >state, >the many dreams and visions of prosperous Gambia with the APRC government, >are >stories that I don’t even allow to be entertain with, they don’t belong to >a >state that behaves more or less like a police State. >It will be in the interest of progress and humanity for the State to have >respect for the rule of law. To release Dumo and the rest from detention >will >be a sign of this, no law, no court of law could hold them under detention >for >so long without trail, it is only political power that can do so. Many >political powers have been responsible for their own downfall, when they >believed that through detention, torture etc they can silence and control >the >minds of their citizens, they do end up achieving the very opposite. To >free >Dumo and the rest is also in the interest of the progress, FREE THEM NOW. > >For Freedom >Saiks > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.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 To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~