Hous,
It would be nice if you heed your own advice and not pass along personal conversations you had with a friend onto a public forum. Besides my opinion is based on the freedom news paper article rather than the innuendo you are passing along.
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Subject: Re: [G_L] Sankanu arrested - WHAT A DRAMA
Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 6:52:49 PM
Demba¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.htmlOn Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Ousman Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Sankanu is going through a lot of trouble to ingratiate himself with a murderous regime. It is Baffling that he will stoop so low, considering the number of wealthy friends he boast of having, who could crowd fund his film projects. Something is not adding up.
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‘After Ruffling me Up; Forced Me To TheGround At The Gambisara President’s Meeting, The Paramilitary Said They Suspect That I Am Crazy,’ Prince Sankanu Tells Freedom Radio
By Pa Nderry M’Bai
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After he was ruffled up, and brutally beaten by President Yahya Jammeh’s security detail—leaving him to fall on the ground thereby having his cellular phone stolen, Journalist Prince Baboucarr Sankanu, is still recovering from the Wednesday brutal incident at Gambisara, where he was manhandled by armed soldiers, the Freedom Newspaper can report. Mr. Sankanu is currently held at a police station in Bakadaji, in the Upper River Region, where he is placed under detention until further notice, the Freedom Newspaper has gathered. Mr. Sankanu was part of the entourage accompanying the Gambian leader—although uninvited. He was at the Gambisara meeting at his own expense. President Jammeh is touring the country at this hour—having meeting with the farming community.
Mr. Sankanu tells Freedom Radio that he was supposed to represent his village at the Gambiasara meeting, where he was supposed to address the Presidential delegation—only to be manhandled by security agents. The soldiers believed that the Sarahule Prince appeared mentally challenged—given his alleged unpredictable comportment at the meeting ground—thus the soldiers accompanying Jammeh decided to yank him from the area. Sankanu said his assaulters told him that he is a security threat and he also appeared insane. He was manhandled and forced to the ground. He lost his cell phone during his encounter with the soldiers. There were some Madrasa students assembled waiting for the President at the time of the incident, he said.
Mr. Sankanu thinks that he is a victim of betrayal and rejection. He is blaming the local chief in the Basse area and some unnamed government workers, whom he said, for unknown reasons, felt threatened by his presence in the country. Mr. Sankanu said he was selected by his village Sarahule community to speak on their behalf at the Gambisara meeting. He met with Omar Khan, the Governor of the area, including other government officials prior to the meeting to announce his presence.
While he was patiently waiting for the President to arrive, Mr. Sankanu said some security personnel profiled him by accusing him of being insane. He said some army personnel arrested him and handed him to the paramilitary officers, who told him that he is a potential security risk and his presence in the area was unwelcomed.
Mr. Sankanu alleged that he was physically assaulted and abused by his captives. He was later handed to the Bakadaji police, where he was processed. His statement was taken by the police at Bakadaji. Although he was never placed in the cell. Sankanu was chatting and drinking attaya (a local Gambian brew) with the police when we phoned on Wednesday afternoon. He said bought some attaya for the cops on duty. He was never harassed by the police.
Mr. Sankanu said even though has publicly endorsed President Jammeh as the legitimate leader of the country, prior to his home return, he is being consistently harassed for merely trying to contribute his quota to nation building. Mr. Sankanu has reached a frustration point that he said he felt that he is not needed in the country. He cannot understand why some folks in the government thought that he is out to take their jobs. “I am not here to take anyone’s job. I am not looking for a job. I am here to invest and contribute my quota to nation building. I want to improve the nation’s movie industry,” Mr. Sankanu told Freedom Radio.
According to Sankanu, this is not the first time that he has been maltreated by members of President Jammeh’s party. He said a similar incident occurred in Kanilai, the President’s home village, where he was ruffled up by party militants. Mr. Sankanu now felt disappointed and betrayed. He said he is considering taking a break and return to his home in Germany until after the Muslim fast period Ramadan.
Mr. Sankanu talked about the bureaucracy in the country. His unsuccessful attempts to secure a TV program show with GRTS, the unaired interview he had with Malick Jones, a career former disco jokey, now a Permanent Secretary at the Information Ministry, his meetings with Tourism officials on his planned movie projects, featured prominently during the Freedom radio interview.
Mr. Sankanu said he wanted to pay for an airtime on GRTS to enable him to launch his own TV show, but that efforts is not bearing any fruits. Someone out there is foot-dragging on his project proposal, he said. Mr. Sankanu said he is not asking for free airtime. He said he was going to pay for the time slot allocated to him.
Regarding his unaired interview with Malick Jones, Sankanu said he read in the papers about a “GRTS insider” exposing the censorship meted out to him. He said he will reserve his comments on the matter. He wants this Editor to contact Malick Jones for comments since he Jones conducted the interview.
With all these persecution directed at him, Prince Sankanu, as he is fondly called, said he doesn’t think that President Jammeh is aware of his predicament. “I don’t think President Jammeh is aware of what is happening to me. I will not blame him for it. I have no problem with President Jammeh. I wanted to use the Gambisara meeting to accurately reflect the views of my villagers, but I was denied access to the meeting. As I am speaking to you, I am under detention at the Bakadaji police station. I have received so phone calls since my arrest. I am here and not yet released,” Mr. Sankanu said.
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