http://www.gambiadaily.co.uk/article/press-releasesChief MannehTHIS EVENING, THE GAMBIA PRESS UNION ISSUED A STATEMENT ON JOURNALIST CHEIF MANNEH DISAPPEARANCE SINCE JULY 2006.... READ THE STATEMENT BELOW GAMBIA PRESS UNION PRESS STATEMENTA Journalist clocks 7 YEARS in desertion A Case of Impunity and Threat to National SecuritySaturday, 7th July 2011 marked the seventh year of the disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh, a senior reporter with the Daily Observer Newspaper. An eye witnesses testified at the ECOWAS Community court that he was arrested by plain clothes State security agents at his office in Bakau. Family sources have it that on the faithful day of his disappearance, he left home for work and never returned home.Sequel to his disappearance, the Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa instituted civil action against The Gambia Government. In their prayers, the NGO asked the community court to grant an order asking the Gambia authorities to release Manneh who they believe is in state custody. Later, the ECOWAS court in Abuja, Nigeria, granted the prayers sought by the plaintiff and ordered The Gambia Government to release Manneh and pay him a compensation of 100,000.00 US Dollars.Following this decision, the Gambian Government through its Attorney General at the time, Marie Saine Firdaus, told lawmakers at the National Assembly in Banjul that Manneh is not in the custody of the state.A former Attorney General Edward Anthony Gomez, indicated in an interview with The Daily News that Chief Ebrima Manneh is alive, but did not give details of the whereabouts of the missing journalist. Gambian Inspector General of Police, Yankuba Sonko, told The Standard newspaper in an interview that Interpol had indicated to them that Chief Ebrima Manneh arrived in the United States of America, but did not give details of his trip.President Jammeh himself said during an interview with media chiefs that he has no hand in Chief Manneh’s death. Cindy Gregg, a former Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy told The Standard newspaper that The Gambia Government had written to the United Nations asking it to help in the investigation of the disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh.While we welcome the government’s decision to invite the UN to help in the investigation of the case, we submit that the American Government should work with The Gambia Government and the United Nations with a view to unearthing the truth about the whereabouts of Chief Ebrima Manneh. We further submit that Interpol should clarify when Chief Ebrima Manneh arrived in the United States and to provide details of his whereabouts.Finally, we conclude by urging all those that know anything about the disappearance of Manneh to provide such details to the law enforcement agents.SignedExecutive Board-- Gibairu Janneh Executive Director Gambia Press Union Tel: (220) 9715907 Skype: gibairu_janne Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:44:10 +0200 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] Press Release - Prayer Service for Alasan Jah of Atlanta To: [log in to unmask] May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Kejau. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Kejau Touray <[log in to unmask]> Date: To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] Press Release - Prayer Service for Alasan Jah of Atlanta Thanks Lye and Demba. Alasan was my head boy at high school, he was very charismatic and will be dearly missed. Kejau Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:56:37 -0700 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] Press Release - Prayer Service for Alasan Jah of Atlanta To: [log in to unmask] ATLANTA MOURNS THE PASSING OF A PILLAR: ALASAN JAH Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (انا لله وانا اليه راجعون) “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return” The Atlanta community mourns the passing of one of their own – Alasan Jah; his passing has left a gaping hole in the Atlanta community. He was a father, a husband, a friend and a community activist, and a natural with a Microphone in his hands. Vintage Alasan, who on this past Sunday was at the Lakewood Stadium, the final day of the July Fourth weekend, hugging and laughing with friends as if he was bidding his good byes to the people he dearly loved. The Atlanta community will hold a prayer service for Alasan on Friday July 12, 2013 at 3PM(prompt), to be held at Masjid Al-Mu’minun, 1127 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, GA30315 (blocks from Turner Field). Our brother left with us a very loving wife Haddy, two lively and active boys; Samba and Mohammed and of course a whole masses of family and friends. Two national bank accounts have been setup to raise funds, to help support the family in this our very trying times. Please donate generously to help meet the funeral expenses for the family: Wells Fargo Account number: 1010027965337 , ACCOUNT NAME: ALASAN JAH & HADDY JOOF Below are some of the words that captures the passing of Alasan, from Tijan Masanneh Ceesay: “Bonded by one neighborhood and the microphone for many years, my younger brother and colleague in the Gambian speaking circuit, Alassan Jah has left us for eternity. Indeed our Man, a Man of God, A humble Man, A father and an extremely loving Husband has left us. We have been dealt God's hands once again and yes, the person He took from us reminds us all of our mortality. With that eternal smile, He lies fast asleep in God's kingdom while we ponder over why him. Knowing him, I bet he'd have an eloquent explanation for all.” Thanks you. The Atlanta Community On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Haruna <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Sorry Laye, I can't open this type of document. Is it possible to send it pdf or a link to a site where the obituary was announced? Thanks in advance. Haruna. -----Original Message----- From: Laye <[log in to unmask]> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Jul 11, 2013 6:47 pm Subject: Fwd: Press Release - Prayer Service for Alasan Jah of Atlanta Please see attached press release. May Alasan's soul rest in peace and may he be granted Jannah. 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