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Momodou
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 Posted - 14 Jul 2017 : 13:23:47
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Gambia searches Jammeh's palaces for missing millions
by Pap Saine, Lamin Jahateh, Edward McAllister and Yeganeh Torbati
KANILAI, Gambia (Reuters) - In a warehouse on the sprawling country estate of Gambia's exiled former leader, Yahya Jammeh, silver platters pile up beside dusty crates of empty champagne bottles with labels commemorating his 1994 coup.
A bailiff picks through the boxes and scribbles down notes - the start of what the new government says is a search for tens of millions of dollars of looted assets, an investigation that Jammeh's supporters have dismissed as a witch-hunt.
A U.S. official in Banjul said Washington was planning to help and government staff say they are counting on World Bank assistance. The size of the Kanilai estate - just a fraction of Jammeh's holdings according to the government official leading the tour - shows the scale of the task ahead.
"We suspect most of the things were taken away before he left - the treasure, possibly weapons and most of the vehicles," said the bailiff from Gambia's high court, Modou Moussa Ceesay, taking an inventory of Jammeh's possessions.
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-gambia-politics-assets-idUSKBN19Y274
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Momodou
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toubab1020
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Posted - 19 Jul 2017 : 00:52:30
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"A U.S. official in Banjul said Washington was planning to help and government staff say they are counting on World Bank assistance."
A loan perhaps ?
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Originally posted by Momodou
Gambia searches Jammeh's palaces for missing millions
by Pap Saine, Lamin Jahateh, Edward McAllister and Yeganeh Torbati
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kiwi
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Posted - 19 Jul 2017 : 20:14:42
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| Or assistance in tracking the money transactions? Jammeh also owns a large mansion in US. |
kiwi |
Edited by - kiwi on 19 Jul 2017 20:29:03 |
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