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Momodou
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 Posted - 01 Feb 2008 : 22:15:39
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Arrests in Dibba Kunda
By Abdoulie Dibba
Information reaching this paper has it that ten people, who claim to be supporters of the Independent candidate of Sanjal Ward in the 2008 council elections, were arrested on Saturday and Sunday by the Farafenni Police.
According to our source, the arrestees are all residents of Dibba Kunda, a village inSabach Sanjal constituency. The arrestees include, Ali Ndow, Baboucarr Ceesay,Jim Chune, Jim Jobe 1, Jim Jobe 2, Adama Sowe, Malick Ceesay, Alhagi Jobe, AliMbye and Biran Mbye.
The source indicated that Ali Ndow was arrested on Saturday and spent the night indetention. The rest, according to my source were arrested on Sunday and granted bail on the same day at 11pm.
Talking to the arrestees, they informed this reporter that they are supporters of the independent candidate during the local government elections but the police are yet to inform them why they were arrested.
According to them, though they are not in custody, the traveling expenses involved while reporting on bail is a big burden on them. They informed this reporter that when they were bailed on Sunday, the Farafenni Police asked them to report on Monday and that when they reported on Monday, they were asked to report on Wednesday; that when they reported on Wednesday they were again asked to report today, Friday. This, they said is a big burden on them, especially taking into consideration that they are poor farmers who have no monthly income.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 14/2008, 1 – 3 February2008
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 04 Feb 2008 : 20:39:35
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Essau And Dibba Kunda Arrestees Charged
By:Abdoulie G.Dibba
This paper has been reliably informed that the residents of Essau and Dibba Kunda in the North Bank Region, who were arrested by the police in the aftermath of the local government elections have been charged by the police.
Speaking to this paper, Inspector Sulayman Secka indicated that the people who were arrested in Essau, namely, Sima Sonko, Sally Jawara, Joy Koka Sonko and Fatou Sonko are charged with being idle and disorderly. The quartet were arrested by the police at Barra police station on 26 January and detained for three days without been charged. Inspector Secka also added that the following people from Dibba Kunda, namely, Ali Ndow, Baboucarr Ceesay, Jim Chune, Jim Jobe(1), Jim Jobe(2), Adama Sowe, Malick Ceesay, Alhagie Jobe, Ali Mbye and Biran Mbye are all charged with conduct that is conducive to the breach of the peace.
He said the reason forwarded by the police for not taking them to court is due to the fact that the region does not have a resident magistrate but a traveling magistrate and that since October, 2007, there has not been one in the region.
He said that once the Region has a magistrate, the suspects would be taken to court. As of now, the PRO said, the arrestees have been released on bail and are reporting to the police. However, the arrestees informed this reporter on Sunday that the frequency of their reporting to the police is a big burden.
According to the ten arrestees in Dibba Kunda, they are asked to report to the police three times a week, that is, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The suspects, who are normally accompanied by their sureties, complained that they spend D750 on transport every week. This they said places a big economic burden on them. “This is why even if our rights are violated, we do not go to the courts for redress because of the financial constraints that people in the countryside encounter” said one of them.
The arrestees from Dibba Kunda are the supporters of the independent candidate for Sabach Ward, in the recently concluded council elections, while those from Essau are supporters of the NRP candidate for Essau Ward.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 15/2008, 4 - 5 February 2008 |
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