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toubab1020
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 Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 16:52:45
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| Difficult for my favourite Gambian,his options are limited,maybe the letter will have the desired effect of a pardon,politics is a very dirty business,I have the utmost sympathy with this very honest man.The events surrounding this matter have become very complicated and could easily have been avoided by the use of common sense at a much earlier stage. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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pasamba
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 17:19:11
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| Moses Richards has now joined the group of selfish, unprincipled Jammeh enablers. How can a decent man find it in himself to BEG for mercy from a person who has abrogated your rights and sent to jail on frivolous charges? This is beyond pathetic! No wonder the struggle to rid Gambia of this tyrant is a lonely one. We definitely have a very long way to go. |
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 19:59:00
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pasamba[ Welcome,
Be fair he does not wish to die in Mile 2 as he may very well might,so better to live and yes, swallow your pride and convictions.as I wrote several times Politics is a very dirty game.
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Originally posted by pasamba
Moses Richards has now joined the group of selfish, unprincipled Jammeh enablers. How can a decent man find it in himself to BEG for mercy from a person who has abrogated your rights and sent to jail on frivolous charges? This is beyond pathetic! No wonder the struggle to rid Gambia of this tyrant is a lonely one. We definitely have a very long way to go.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Kitabul Arerr
Gambia
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 20:27:00
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Originally posted by Momodou
Richards breaks with Bar Association, appeals to President Jammeh
Monday, October 10, 2011
Moses B Johnson Richards, a private legal practitioner who is currently serving a two years, six months imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty of giving false information to a public servant, has totally disassociated himself from the strike currently being carried out by the Gambia Bar Association as a result of his conviction.
In a letter signed by Richards himself on October 8th, 2011, sent to the Daily Observer, the embattled lawyer said: “I disassociate myself from the strike and other actions of the Gambia Bar Association (GBA). The actions of the GBA from the beginning, has not helped my cause. I continue to apologise for my actions.” Meanwhile, Richards has also written to the Gambian leader, His Excellency, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, pleading for presidential pardon.
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It is with great humility, for which my family is known, that I write this letter to you, it is not my intention to bore you with copious details at this time, for I know you are a very busy person, but please graciously find time to look at this my plea for leniency. As you are aware, the Banjul Magistrate Court, presided over by Alagbe, found me guilty on two counts of giving false information and sedition and sentenced me to two and a half years imprisonment with hard labour, the implication of this is that I must stay in prison for that length of time, I appeal to your personal sentiments, your office, your religious sensibilities and of course, the track record of your humane and generous disposition, to exercise your prerogative powers in my favour, by granting me pardon.
I had no intention to disparage you, with all these events, knowing how, I have always had the impression, that you love me so much, that I now wonder, how I got into this sorry situation, please your Excellency, your kind, generous and human heart, has been enjoyed by those who had done worse things than I have, that is not to say that I have any excuse for myself at this time, but find it in your kind nature to extend, this generosity to me, as I am on my knees pleading for mercy. Your Excellency sir, I want to assure you that I am still Moses Richards, the patriotic, citizen, judicial officer, eternally grateful for being appointed a judge, while still abroad on studies and whom you deemed fit to bestow a national honour twice.
Right now your Excellency, I am seriously afflicted, that I have offended you, and that grieves me greatly, because you are like a father and a mentor, I shall never conceive in my mind to offend, however, your Excellency, to err is human and to forgive is divine, let us turn a new life page today, and the spirit of the Ramadan that has just ended, say to you, “balal ma achal”. My aged mother, I may not be her only child but I happen to be her very valued friend, my children who are still in their formative stages, my clients and some other people to whom I am committed in one way or the other, will join me in being eternally grateful to you, for a positive response to this plea.
Your Excellency, as much as I shall cherish your receiving this plea, I vote that it is not a forum to be as detailed, as I would have loved to, if not for anything to show that, Moses Richards is still a patriotic and obedient servant of the Gambia, with unquestionable loyalty to His Excellency the president of the Republic. I look forward, your Excellency, to a well considered and compassionate response, thank you very much for this opportunity.
Accept the assurances of my unflinching loyalty.
Long live the President of The Gambia, long live the people of the Gambia, Long live the Republic of The Gambia.
Moses B. Johnson Richards
Author: Daily Observer
Toubab, what's your take on this letter of mercy, stooping so low to HE, that your fovorite Gambian is
crawling on all fours? I'm having second thoughts on this convict. It's humiliating IMO..............lol!?!?
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 21:05:09
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Sorry,but I stick to the reply that I wrote to our new member Pasamba, Moses Richards is a man like you and I , in his circumstances the letter that he wrote is understandable,he realises that he is now the centre of a BIG problem,with the lawyers withdrawing their services and with the elections very near,the opposition are making political capital,the administration has been pushed into a place where they would rather not be,there is an element of never losing face.
The Gambian people want to get on with THEIR lives and do not want trouble,they are not political animals ,there has been talking behind the scenes as other topics would indicate here on Bantaba,maybe there is just a slim chance that M.R.'s apology to H.E. may work to defuse the immediate problem.
I am not a politician and I am the first to admit that I do not know anything about politics,I have no agenda and just like Gambia and its people, what I do know is that all things have to be worked out by negotiation in the end. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Dalton1
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 21:50:41
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Coach:
Others are thinking that the writing is not his, all claiming to be familiar with Moses' writing style. It would be nice to give him the benefit of the doubt. Even if it is signed by him, there is a possibility that the man can be tortured to death point. where would that leave strenth?
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Scorpiorain
Barbados
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 23:16:10
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Please note that is NOT his signature. It's his name. Surely if it was his signature it would have been in his hand?
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toubab1020
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Posted - 10 Oct 2011 : 23:29:02
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Dalton1,everything is possible and we only have information from the newspaper that the letter that they printed has allegedly been sent to The Daily Observer office,I think that if Moses Richards had written that letter he would most likely to have addressed it to H.E. at State House ,rather than to the D.O. Another point is,has anyone apart from the D.O. seen the letter and confirmed its authenticity ? We are only able to go by the information supplied by the D.O.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kobo
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Momodou
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Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 07:58:39
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I have read on the Daily Observer early this morning, with a heavy heart, the letter allegedly from the jailed attorney Moses Rchards crying from prison for mercy from President Jammeh. I was seriously wondering what has happened to the Gambian concept of dignity and conscience...
But I realize that we Gambians are very gullible people, we take a lot of things at face value. Anyone who understands the nature of autocrats like Jammeh and those he looks up to, could not fail to come to the realization that the letter could have been extracted with coercion from Mr. Richards and even fabricated just to diffuse the Bar Associations effort. If the Bar stays focused on their effort which I believe they should, this could become the single most serious threat to Jammeh's regime....
Events in the Gambia just breaks my heart....
Regards.
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 09:57:33
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"But I realize that we Gambians are very gullible people, we take a lot of things at face value."
That is one of the elements, or of you like substances that Gambian is made of. |
Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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Scorpiorain
Barbados
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Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 12:20:42
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I am sure if Moses Richards could speak from his cell he would be saying "I never wrote the letter. I have not even seen the content of it." He would say "How could you believe I would discredit the bar in this way let alone discredit myself."
But of course we know he can't speak so we have to make our own minds up. He would also say how sad it was that Dennis Winter died yesterday from the $1 billion cocaine trial and that he hopes his death will not go by without people stopping to think of his passing... |
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pasamba
USA
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Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 13:20:31
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Another "lawyer" has joined the bandwogan. Atleast no one will doubt who writes this one.
Lawyer Mboge’s disagreement with the Bar Association deepens
Africa » Gambia
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A private legal practitioner has again manifested his total disagreement with the Gambia Bar Association following their strike and boycott of the courts. Lawyer Lamin K Mboge, in a letter sent to the Daily Observer, described the action of the Bar Association as disheartening as they are a group of learned people who decided to selfishly hold the administration to ransom.
Below is the full text of the letter:
It is disheartening that a group of learned people, will decide, to selfishly hold the administration to ransom, imagine what would happen, if every decision from a court of law, is met with a strike and boycott of the said court, that will be a premise for chaos, anarchy and lawlessness, a situation that even the bar will not find comfortable.
This government, has shown its respect for law and order by allowing the security agencies and indeed the courts to deal with all legal situations normally without interference, to the extent that even the so called untouchables, have been tried for one form of offence or the other alleged, those found guilty appropriately punished, while those found not guilty, were accordingly sent home, what more can an honest and progressive system require.
Or is this a clamour for impunity, which will lead to a corrupt and inept system? This government should not allow that and I support them. Our Nigerian brothers, and indeed other brothers from the sub-region, go to extra mile, to take up positions, considered unbefitting by our indigenes, and the thank you they get, is unnecessary, malicious and wicked xenophobic attacks, stemming from transferred aggression, by the so-called champions of fairness and human rights, who will relish the opportunity to wreck their nepotic, tribal and oppressive mayhem on the masses!
These self-styled champions are the ones that will in their personal affairs, practice atrocious acts of unfairness, oppression, dishonesty and clandestine immoral behaviour, yet they will roar and push their puns to further their selfish and unpatriotic interests, soliciting the voice of their unsuspecting foreign friends.
The decent lawyers say enough is enough! Let us create a bar that deals with issues and not spurious selective attacks on innocent persons. It is not too late to change, so as to earn the respect of all and sundry, let us in the case of Richards, take advantage of the appeal process, in accordance with law, of course His Excellency the President is also through this medium urged, to temper justice with mercy, ignore all the discordant voices, focus on the well being of the concerned, who from his mien will not subscribe to the unproductive approach adopted by those self styled human right champions, who are only using the situation as a vehicle to their elusive dream.
Long live the President, long live The Gambia!
Author: Daily Observer
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Kitabul Arerr
Gambia
645 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 16:27:11
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Originally posted by pasamba
Another "lawyer" has joined the bandwogan. Atleast no one will doubt who writes this one.
Lawyer Mboge’s disagreement with the Bar Association deepens
Africa » Gambia
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A private legal practitioner has again manifested his total disagreement with the Gambia Bar Association following their strike and boycott of the courts. Lawyer Lamin K Mboge, in a letter sent to the Daily Observer, described the action of the Bar Association as disheartening as they are a group of learned people who decided to selfishly hold the administration to ransom.
Below is the full text of the letter:
"...s disheartening that a group of learned people, will decide, to selfishly hold the administration to ransom, imagine what would happen, if every decision from a court of law, is met with a strike and boycott of the said court, that will be a premise for chaos, anarchy and lawlessness, a situation that even the bar will not find comfortable.
Long live the President, long live The Gambia!..."
Author: Daily Observer
No suprise here since, Lawyer Lamin LK Mboge's fate is pending.
A subliminal cry for leniency from HE................................l l!
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/judgment-date-set-in-lawyer-lk-mboge-case
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Dalton1
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Posted - 11 Oct 2011 : 16:33:23
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From Mboge’s submission, he is certainly contained with such a mighty dream. What caught my attention greatly is his usage of “Long Live the President…” I asked what the president has got to be long lived in a situation involving a former magistrate who is currently behind bars. Instead of saying free magistrate Richards, he is dancing to a dictator’s tone. If his plans go through, all indications are that he will be a good fit according to the administration’s standards to replace Edu at the ministry of Justice. Remember the administration’s top slogan, “Promotions and positions are based on loyalty to the president.” To me, there is nothing wrong with being loyal or loving a president, but there is a crime in associating with a renowned filthy dictator like Jammeh.
Long Live the Gambia!
Long Live her True People!!
Down with Jammeh and his cronies!!!
Yero
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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