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 Posted - 12 May 2007 : 17:56:54
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DETAINED FOR OVER 1 YEAR
By Yaya Dampha
A good number of persons who have served in the armed forces or the security services have been held for more than a year now without being tried by a competent court of law. They include:
1. Sergeant Buba Jammeh of the Gambia National Army,
2. Sergeant Buba Mendy of the Gambia National Army
3. Retired Colonel Vincent Jatta, former Chief of Defence Staff
4. Musa Dibba, former officer at the NIA
5. Baba Saho, former officer at the NIA
6. Phoday Borry, former Acting Deputy Director General of the NIA
7. Ngorr Secka, former Acting Deputy Director General of the NIA
8. Abdoulie Kujabi former Director General of the NIA.
Foroyaa will enquire from the Department of State for the Interior and from the Attorney General’s Chambers why they are still being held without trial after one year and what offence they allegedly committed.
Apart from these former security and army personnel the following have also been held for several months now:
1. Master Tamba Fofana of Kudang LBS whose release was ordered by the high court since December 2006
2. Kanyiba Kanyi, CCF employee whose release is now being sought in court
3. Chief Ebrima Manneh who the security forces claim is not in their custody
4. Councillor Ousman (Rambo Jatta) of Cape Point Ward whose release is now being sought in court. He was seen at Sare Ngai Police Station in April.
5. Marcie Jammeh of Kanilai Foni
6. Jaseha Kujabi of Dobong Foni
7. Haruna Jammeh of Kanilai Foni.
Foroyaa will also enquire from the Secretary of State for the Interior and the Attorney General.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 54/2007, 11 - 13 May, 2007
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