Omar I never heard where an accused's bail had to be revoked for failing to provide a Legal Counsel. I think Justice Paul has made a mockery of himself. I doubt whether he is aware that the right to a legal counsel is not mandatory. Therefore, the absence of Borry Touray in the trial should not be seen as a case to revoke someone's bail. Bail is a different issue and the Trial Judge has acted unreasonably! Sanusi --- omar joof <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sister Jabou, > We are still in touch with the people on the ground. > Waa's remark in court > today was to the effect that NDAM has an > understanding with Borry Touray for > his legal representation. Some of us are also aware > of the newspaper article > which made reference to Borry's withdrawal from the > case. However at the > moment, I can only say that NDAM has not been > officially informed to that > effect. In fact our understanding is that Waa would > be in court again > tomorrow with Borry Touray. > Have a good night. > Omar Joof. > > >From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing > list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Lamin Waa Juwara's Bail Revoked/Omar > >Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:28:27 EST > > > >Omar Joof, > > > >I read here yeaterday that Borry Touray resigned > from the case because the > >way he was being treated in court by the judge led > him to believe that he > >would > >not be allowed to represent his client properly. > >In an article from the Gambiapost newspaper that > someone sent me, it was > >reported that Waa's lawyer petitioned for the case > to go to another judge > >which > >implies that Borry Touray is still on the case? > However, Waa said in counrt > >today that he came to court without a lawyer > because NDAM has a stipulation > >that > >only Borry Touray can defend him and he could nto > find another lawyer. It > >would > >appear that Borry Touray did resign from the case > from thsi statement and > >this stipulation of NDAM's just gave these people > the opportunity to revoke > >Waa's > >bail. > >Your post just mentions that the lawyer has > requested that the judge be > >replaced without stating which lawyer. > >Why would Borry Touray resign knowing that there > was a stipulation that > >only > >he can defend Waa Juwara even in the face of his > allegations of > >mistreatment > >by the Judge? > >That very fact should have encouraged him to stay > on the case and use the > >case file to document the injustice that ensues > from the trial which would > >have > >been very useful as evidence of the injustice that > reigns in the Gambian > >halls > >of justice these days where it is clear that the > state has taken over the > >role > >of the judiciary. > >This is all very confusing. > > > >Jabou Joh > > > > > >n a message dated 12/11/03 1:59:54 PM Central > Standard Time, > >[log in to unmask] writes: > > > > > > Fellow Gambians and Friends of The Gambia, > > > I have been instructed by my colleagues to > inform you that Lamin Waa > > > Juwara's bail has been revoked and he has since > been returned to Mile 2 > > > maximum security prisons in Banjul. We are > enraged by this unnecessary > > > decision by the authorities, particularly inview > of the fact that Waa is > > > already scheduled to reappear in court tomorrow. > We are aware that Mr > >Juwara > > > fully intends to make himself available in court > tomorrow, and puting > >him in > > > custody at this juncture is rather draconian and > constitutes an > >outrageous > > > travesty of his rights to bail. > > > However, we are confident of his innocence of > the charges brought > >against > > > him, and if subjected to a free and fair trial, > he will be proven so. > >But > > > the present turn of events is a source of > concern to us considering the > >fact > > > that Waa's lawyer has already sent a petition to > the Chief Justice > > > requesting for the case to be given to another > Judge. The latest > >development > > > is therefore unfortunate and provocative. > > > We thank you all for your solidarity. > > > Omar Joof. > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > >To contact the List Management, please send an > e-mail to: > >[log in to unmask] > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface > >at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. 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