Malick thanks for sharing this very sad story about these citizens and
their families ordeals. Oceanic, these are some of the stories that could
keep any decent citizen awake at night. The most important and fundamental
responsibility of any government is to protect the safety and security of
its citizens.

There is nothing more damaging to the reputation of a nation and or
government than the arrest and disappearance of ordinary citizens. This is
what this government need to worry about more on their reputation than
focusing on the negative publicities of the press (online).

These are stories from ordinary families most of whom in one way or another
has no connection to government or higher position of responsibility.
Reading through these stories any sane person opponent of supporters of the
regime must pause and ask why???

There are people in the Gambia who are taking the law into their own hands,
arresting citizens and taking them away from their families. These people
have mothers, spouses and children. Some if not most were bread winners.

President Jammeh is well aware of these disappearances in one way or
another and decency calls for him to step in release all these prisoners,
account for anyone who disappeared and go after the people who arrest and
detain citizens with or without authority. It is the government's moral
responsibility to follow up on this foroyaa report and investigate these
stories.

This - is - what - is more damaging to this regime and they must take it
seriously!!! Truly sad and dispecable....

Now where is the moral conscience in supporting a regime that harbors such
stories? Whose family will disappear and still continue to back such a
regime? The buck stops with the President and he must take action!!!!!

Just what we need to be reminded getting into a new year!!!  Free them all
if you have any conscience!!!

Just saddened...

Demba

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:15 AM, Oceanic Lad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This is so sad; a dark part of our country .please accord them a fair
> trial or set them free . A great new year present that would be.
>
>
> On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, malik kah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Burning Issues : Disappearance Without Trace And Detention Without Trial
> > By Fabakary B. Ceesay on 03-01-12 (71 reads) News by the same author
> >
> > The disappearance without trace and detention without trial of Gambian
> citizens continue to attract the attention of Foroyaa as we usher in the
> New Year 2012. All the affected families renew their clarion call to the
> authorities and whoever is concerned to help in their desperate search for
> their disappeared and incarcerated relatives who were taken away some years
> ago. The aggrieved families said they could not explain the state of
> despondency and sadness in which their families are forced to contend with
> anytime the thought of their lost or detained relatives comes to their
> minds.
> >
> > The names of people listed below have disappeared after they were taken
> away by men in civilian clothes, who since then have never been seen or
> heard from by their relatives.
> > Mr. Jarsaja Kujabi, from Dobong village in Foni Kansala and Mr. Haruna
> Jammeh, from Kanilai Village respectively, went missing since 14 July 2005.
> Their families said the duo was taken away by men in plain clothes on board
> a numberless vehicle. Jarsaja’s family said he was escorted from his farm
> to the house by his arrestors to change his clothes before he was taken
> away. . Haruna’s family said he was taken away from the village by some men
> in the evening and never returned home.
> > Mrs. Masireh Jammeh, alias “Marcie”, from Kanilai and said to be a close
> relative of Haruna Jammeh also went missing shortly after Jarsaja Kujabi
> and Haruna Jammeh were picked up. The family said Marcie was on a desperate
> and relentless search for Haruna and Jarsaja, when one late evening she
> went out and was never seen again. Their families said since she went
> missing they have never set their eyes on her or heard about her.
> > Mr. Lamin Tunkara, is a native of Kinteh Kunda-Marong Kunda in Central
> Baddibou, North Bank Region. His family said he was arrested behind Albert
> Market in Banjul on 25 July 2005. The family added that Lamin was escorted
> to his house in Tallinding by a group of men in civilian clothes who
> conducted a search of the place. They said he was later taken away in their
> presence and was detained at Police Headquarters in Banjul where they have
> access to him for days. They said he was later transferred to Kairaba
> Police Station where he was detained for days before they last saw and
> talked to him. They added that during his detention at Kairaba Station, the
> family was allowed to bring food for him. They lamented that one day they
> were told by police officers on duty that Lamin was no longer in their
> custody. The family said since then they never heard of him.
> > Alhagie Momodou Lamin Nyassi, former Chief of Foni Kansala, Alhagie Buba
> Sanyang, alias “Bubaii” and Mr. Ndongo Mboob, all from Bwiam village and
> said to be very close friends and bigwigs of the ruling APRC party in the
> area, went missing since 4 April 2006. Their families said the three men
> were picked up by men in plain clothes on board a numberless four wheel
> drive vehicle. They said the incident happened in the evening as Nyassi and
> Mboob were from a visit at Bubaii’s home, when they were all rounded up
> together and taken away on board the same vehicle.
> > Mr. Ebrima Manneh, alias Chief Manneh, a senior journalist with Daily
> Observer Newspaper went missing since on 7 July 2006, at his office in
> Bakau. According to his colleagues, he was taken away by a man in
> plainclothes who took him to Bakau Police Station. They said he was later
> seen on board a white car heading towards Banjul and that was the last time
> he was seen or heard of. His family said they have visited almost all known
> detention centres and police stations across the country, but could not
> locate him anywhere. They said they have approached many high ranking
> government officials and respected personalities to assist in their
> desperate search for their loved one, but all are reluctant to involve
> themselves.
> > The Media Foundation for West Africa {MFWA} filed a case against the
> Gambia Government at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria , for
> the Banjul authorities to release Chief Manneh. According to the Court, the
> Gambia Government failed to answer to the suit by not appearing before the
> Court, eventhough they were served with summons. After several sittings and
> testimonies of two exiled Gambian journalists, the Court decided to deliver
> judgment in favour of Chief Manneh. The ECOWAS Judges ordered the Gambia
> Government to release Journalist Manneh and compensate him with the sum of
> US 100, 000 Dollar.
> > The Gambia authorities remained mute over the court case and the verdict
> until after eight months, when the then Minister of Justice, Mrs. Marie
> Saine Firdaus, made an open official comment about the Chief Manneh case.
> Minister Firdaus in responding to a question at the National Assembly
> announced that Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh has never been in State
> custody.
> > Mr. Kaniyba Kanyi, a local staff of the Christian Children Fund (now
> Child Fund), branch in Kuloro, Kombo East, as reported by family sources,
> was picked up on 18 September 2006, by three men in civil clothes on board
> a taxi at their family residence in Bonto village in Kombo East District.
> The family said Kanyiba was forcefully pushed into the waiting cab and
> whisked away and later in the evening his younger brother was also arrested
> and detained over night at Police Headquarters in Banjul, only to be
> released without any charge.
> > The family said they later hired lawyer Ousainou Darboe who filed on
> their behalf a “Habeas Corpus” against the Government of The Gambia at the
> Banjul High Court for Kanyiba to be release. The family said they were
> aware that two Judges have made rulings that the State should produce
> Kanyiba, but to no avail. They said for years the matter has been
> transferred from one Judge to the other, while State counsels keep on
> denying that Kanyiba is in State custody. They said they have lost track of
> the case and could not tell when it was last heard before the courts.
> > The following are the names of those who are either serving or former
> members of the security forces before they were arrested and are currently
> being detained at Mile II Central Prison. According to their families they
> have reliable information that they are currently being held at Mile II
> Prison. The families said they are not aware of any trials or charges
> against them since their detention in prison and do not have access to them
> either.
> > Corporal Alfusainey Jammeh of The Gambia Prison Service and a native of
> Kanilai has been in detention at Mile II Prison since in the summer of
> 2006. His family said Corporal Jammeh was then a guard at the compound of
> Director of Prison David Colley, when he was called to answer at Police
> Headquarters in Banjul. The family said when he went to answer he did not
> return but only called to informed them that he was arrested and detained.
> The family said they have first hand information that he is currently being
> detained at Mile II Prison.
> > Major Wally Nyang, is an officer of The Gambia Armed Forces, said to be
> arrested and detained since 5 March 2010. According to the family, Major
> Nyang, who was residing at the Second Infantry Battalion at Yundum Military
> Barracks, was called after closing from work to answer to Defence
> Headquarters in Banjul and never returned home. They said since then they
> have never seen him, but only heard that he is being detained at Mile II
> Prison.
> > Warrant Officer ClassII {WO2}, Bai Lowe, Staff Sergeant Abdoulie Jallow,
> alias “Jalinno”, Corporal Sang Mendy, Corporal Anthony Mendy, are all
> members of the Armed Forces and said to be arrested and being held since 8
> July 2010. Their families said the four men were guards at Kanilai where
> they were arrested together. According to families, they heard that they
> are being detained at Mile II Prison. They said they could not have access
> to them, but have reliable information that they were not taken before any
> law court.
> > Ex-Lance Corporal Abdoulie Sarr, was according to his family dismissed
> from The Gambia Armed Forces on 8 June 2010 and have been living a private
> life until on the night of 14 July when he was arrested by armed soldiers
> at his residence in Banjul. The family said they could identify the leader
> of the team that took Sarr away. They said he is currently in detention at
> Mile II Prison and did not have access to him.
> > Ebou Jarju, a civilian and a former steward at State House was first
> arrested on 20 March 2008 and detained at Banjul Police Station at Police
> Headquarters until 11 January 2009. According to the family, he was
> released without charge, only to be re-arrested a week after his release.
> They said he is currently in detention at Mile II Prison.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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