This precisely the case no country introduces a Media bill to protect the public from the Media. It is only the President and his supporters it gives more power and room to oppress. And i find this really embrassing and shameful. If one wants to protect oneself from the same people who put you there, then the time has come to say GOODBYE TO THEM.
I am fine with Baby Sambou who is enjoying Accra faraway from the cold.
The Struggle Continues!!!
Ndey Jobarteh
>From: Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Fwd: Jammeh Withholds Assent On Media Bill, Press Union Still Defiant >Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:12:47 +0200 > >Well said Ndey. > >Jammeh's rule for Gambian is so tragic i wonder if we can ever recover the damages.The media bill is totally >undemocratic and in any society or country it functions is sorely dictatorial.The whole country lives in fear and >repression of Jammeh and his henchmen [NIA] as the only law enforcement,This got to stop.I hope all is well >with you and the baby. > >Respect >Fye Samateh. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ndey Jobarteh > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: Fwd: Jammeh Withholds Assent On Media Bill, Press Union Still Defiant > > > Thank you for sending this information to the L. > > I believe that the Media Bill is notting but to give the government the right to ban newspapers and prevent reporters who have different views from working. > > The government enjoys a comfortable majority in parliament and they will of course do everything to make sure that the bill is pass. For Jammeh to send the bill back to parliament only means another cosmetic decoration. Whatever changes or amendments, it will still remain very repressive and grant the government excessive powers to regulate the media. Therefore the bill should go!!!! > > If Jammeh and his government believes that they are doing good job as they want us to believe then there is no need for media fear or paranoid because the bill is "dictatorial" and "unconstitutional". It is well calculated and is an assault to people's liberties that is guaranteed by the constitution. > > It is draconian and fascist and the government is giving itself the power to license the media and journalists. We should object to the bill in the strongest terms and it should be challenged in court as Jawo said. > > > > The Struggle Continues!!! > Ndey Jobarteh > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~