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Subject:  Re: NADD PROCLAIMED COORDINATOR ARRESTED IN SEATTLE AMIDST IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS
Date:  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:41:16 -0700
>Panderry what is happening at your end is a clear sense of madness. I hope we have to stick together to defeated the devil keeping us and our nation in ransom.
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>NADD PROCLAIMED COORDINATOR ARRESTED IN SEATTLE AMIDST IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS
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>October 19, 2005
>A prominent supporter and proclaimed local coordinator for Gambia's new
>opposition coalition NADD in Seattle, here in the US has been arrested by
>US Immigration officials, The ALLGAMBIAN online Newspaper can reveal.
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>Bakary Jarju, who is in his early 30's was busted by Immigration law
>enforcement officials, while he was about to enter his work place in
>Seattle. Jarju, believed to be a native of Niumi, is a strong supporter of
>NADD and had never hidden his opposition to the current Jammeh
>dictatorship.
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>Mr. Jarju who was on Immigration deportation list, had his asylum case
>denied by the US Immigration court. While awaiting his fate at the Tacoma
>Immigration detention centre, Jarju was said to have left his two kids and
>wife behind at his Seattle residence. He came into this country in 1997
>and had since been going to school and working. Jarju is a nurse by
>profession.
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>The ALLGAMBIAN gathered that Jarju had long been trailed by the
>Immigration who had at one time called at his work place in his absence.
>Unluckily, for him, he was busted the second time, the Immigration showed
>up at his work place.
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>In Seattle, Jarju's arrest was greeted with mix reaction by The Gambian
>Community. His friend and close associate Saidy Ceesay told The ALLGAMBIAN
>that Jarju's arrest came as a big shock and surprise to them. Mr. Ceesay
>who is also a strong NADD supporter appealed to US Immigration officials
>not to send Bakary Jarju back to The Gambia. Mr. Ceesay has been living in
>this country for the past eleven years. He warns that it would not be in
>the interest of democracy, if Mr.Jarju is forcefully return to The Gambia
>by the United States government.
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>"This guy is actively involved in Gambian politics and had never hidden
>his opposition to the Jammeh dictatorship. He was the one who lodged NADD
>leaders when they came to Seattle in July. Considering his close
>association with NADD, it is our believe that if forcefully removed from
>this country, he might be harmed by the Jammeh government." Mr. Ceesay
>hinted.
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>Mr. Ceesay who paid a visit to his friend at the Tacoma detention centre,
>says the Jammeh government is hostile to its critics and opponents. "We
>are appealing to the Immigration to stay the deportation order against
>Bakary Jarju and allow him to continue to live in this country. Any
>attempts to send him out of this country, might pose a great risk to his
>life. We are therefore appealing to the Immigration to grant him amnesty
>in the interest of freedom and liberty. Saidy Ceesay noted.
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>According to Mr. Ceesay, Bakary Jarju was caught unaware about the
>Immigration court decision which ordered him to leave the US. "The sad
>thing is that his lawyer did not inform him about the immigration court
>decision, which ordered for his departure from the country. He never knew
>that there was such a decision on his case. He had hired another lawyer to
>pursue his case. If his statement is to go by then, I'm disappointed by
>his lawyer." Ceesay told The ALLGAMBIAN.
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>Mr. Ceesay added that Jarju at some point stopped going to work for about
>two weeks amidst reports he received from his work place that the
>Immigration were looking for him. "He was encouraged by his lawyer to go
>back to work, as the lawyer told him that he cannot be arrested by the
>Immigration, since there were moves to fight his case in the Immigration
>court. As he was about to enter his work place, the immigration
>intercepted him." Mr. Ceesay explained.
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>According to Mr. Ceesay, Bakary Jarju was also the former Vice President
>of the US based Seattle Gambian Association and also a NADD local
>coordinator in Seattle. "He was involved in NADD and Save The Gambia
>Democracy Project activities. Jarju had also been advocating for Gambians
>residing abroad to be allowed to vote in the 2006 elections." Mr. Ceesay
>said.
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>An official of The Save The Gambia Democracy Project, who spoke to The
>ALLGAMBIAN earlier clarified that NADD had supporters in Seattle and not a
>Coordinator. The official who said he was not aware of Mr. Jarju's arrest
>promised to get back to The ALLGAMBIAN later on, as he promised to verify
>the story. Up to the time of going to press, the said Save The Gambia
>official never get back to us.
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