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toubab1020
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 Posted - 02 May 2007 : 17:38:49
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His Worship Assan Martin.
This magistrate has been at the forefront of trying to "modernise" the Court system in The Gambia,anyone know anything of his background as it would appear from what is published in the papers that he is trying very hard.What are your views?
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Alhassan
Sweden
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 09:16:58
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I am not surprised if he is from a Martin family that is known to be fair.They used to live at Welessly Street in Banjul.
He might be a son of the former Police Inspector Martin, or Taju Martin(fireman)or the late teacher Mr. Martin
The former policeman, and his brother the fireman were known to be fair and just. I hope he is from the family as there were not so many Martins I know of in Banjul and Birkama. |
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Alhassan
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 09:16:58
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I am not surprised if he is from a Martin family that is known to be fair.They used to live at Welessly Street in Banjul.
He might be a son of the former Police Inspector Martin, or Taju Martin(fireman)or the late teacher Mr. Martin
The former policeman, and his brother the fireman were known to be fair and just. I hope he is from the family as there were not so many Martins I know of in Banjul and Birkama. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 23:51:34
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| Only Alhassan has added his input,no one else any views about fairness and modernisation in our court system when people are all too often returned to prison because the prosecution either is not ready (often after a very long time!)or just fail to turn up.I would suggest that the fairest course of action,unless its obviously a very complex case,after 2 adjourments to free the prisoner,but perhaps that is too much pie in the sky! |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 May 2007 : 23:51:34
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| Only Alhassan has added his input,no one else any views about fairness and modernisation in our court system when people are all too often returned to prison because the prosecution either is not ready (often after a very long time!)or just fail to turn up.I would suggest that the fairest course of action,unless its obviously a very complex case,after 2 adjourments to free the prisoner,but perhaps that is too much pie in the sky! |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kayjatta
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 12:14:19
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I don't know Magistrate Martin, and I don't know anything about his background.
However , as flawed as the Gambia's legal system is , adjournements of cases must have legal merits. Judges and magistrates can and must exercise control over cases they preside over, because left to attorneys alone many cases will drag on forever. Baffour Ankoma once referenced a U.S. attorney that "if the law is on your side you argue the law , but if the law is against your side then you pound the table". And indeed the pounding of the table can go on forever.
Judges and magistrates can cite both defence attorneys and government prosecutors for contempt of court or even dismiss the case if they continously and wrecklessly fail to appear in court or meet certain date lines.Bory Touray once cited government prosecutors for contempt of court in the case of Ebrima Chongan and others. He later got fired from his job , but little actions like that can go a long way. |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 12:14:19
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I don't know Magistrate Martin, and I don't know anything about his background.
However , as flawed as the Gambia's legal system is , adjournements of cases must have legal merits. Judges and magistrates can and must exercise control over cases they preside over, because left to attorneys alone many cases will drag on forever. Baffour Ankoma once referenced a U.S. attorney that "if the law is on your side you argue the law , but if the law is against your side then you pound the table". And indeed the pounding of the table can go on forever.
Judges and magistrates can cite both defence attorneys and government prosecutors for contempt of court or even dismiss the case if they continously and wrecklessly fail to appear in court or meet certain date lines.Bory Touray once cited government prosecutors for contempt of court in the case of Ebrima Chongan and others. He later got fired from his job , but little actions like that can go a long way. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 13:11:55
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Hmmmmmm.......... that " little action" didn't do Boray much good did it!!
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 13:11:55
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Hmmmmmm.......... that " little action" didn't do Boray much good did it!!
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kayjatta
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 14:00:12
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| well if you want to stand by justice and your principles you must be ready to pay the price for it , right. Afterall he is in private practice now , isn't he ? |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 14:00:12
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| well if you want to stand by justice and your principles you must be ready to pay the price for it , right. Afterall he is in private practice now , isn't he ? |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 17:32:12
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| Yes OK, but things don't change unless its the president's idea |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 May 2007 : 17:32:12
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| Yes OK, but things don't change unless its the president's idea |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kayjatta
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Posted - 05 May 2007 : 01:06:48
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Toubab1020 , here is some food for thought by Henry David Thoreau : "non co-operation with evil is as much a moral obligation as co-operation with good".
Part of the reason tyrants live is because the people they oppress are complacent.
Do you see the point ? |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 05 May 2007 : 01:06:48
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Toubab1020 , here is some food for thought by Henry David Thoreau : "non co-operation with evil is as much a moral obligation as co-operation with good".
Part of the reason tyrants live is because the people they oppress are complacent.
Do you see the point ? |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 05 May 2007 : 02:29:01
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He, (H.D.Thoreau) also said,
"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endevour"
I think this fits Magistrate Martin exactly,Although I have read little of Thoreau,a bit too radical for my taste.
Missing the topic maybe I was interested in Magistrate Martin and his modernising ideas. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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