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 Posted - 01 Oct 2007 : 23:35:37
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Gender Activist Speaks On Tabara Samba’s Judgment
By Amie Sanneh
A gender activist, Amie Sillah, has expressed sadness over the judgment metted on Tabara Samba. Tabara Samba is sentenced to death for pouring hot oil on her husband who died as a result of it. In an interview with this reporter, Amie Sillah said though Tabara committed violence, she should have been subjected to other types of punishment than death.
“The law says if you kill, you will be killed but definitely from my own point of view I would have wished her to go for life imprisonment and then be reformed,” she said. She continued “I would have preferred life imprisonment to death because sometimes there can be errors in the judgment and when you kill the person you
cannot revise the decision but, if you give the person a chance and there is an error in judgment, the person can be freed.”
She remarked that the position of the law is that when a person is convicted of murder he/she is automatically sentenced to death.
Mrs. Sillah pointed out that this is a lesson that people should learn from and ensure that it does not happen again. However, she lamented double standards when women are killed by their husbands.
She advised couples to always restrain and not to follow their hearts which they will later regret. She also urged couples to always engage in dialogue in their relationships and speak out to break the culture of silence.
Mrs. Sillah remarked that if things cannot be mended between couples then they should separate in friendship, love and respect. She also urged parents to teach their children the act of non-violence at home and not demonstrate violence in front of their children.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 115/2007, 1 - 2 October, 2007
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