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Reprisal is dictatorship: Free Killa Ace and the youths
Arson, vandalism and stone throwing are not part of freedom of assembly and those who engage in such must be apprehended to face the law. What happened to Notorious Officer Gorgui Mboob’s House and the ransacking of Police stations in…
There is a third option: Charge the Junglers
By Muhammad Sosseh,
Maryland, USA
In the Attorney General’s attempt to rationalize the recommendation to release confessed killers to the society, he gave the victims and Gambians a false choice between on the one hand releasing the…
With pain, I agree with Minister Tambadou to release Junglers
Let me go straight to the point: TRRC was set up simply because we endured an autocratic rule which was notorious for massive violations of human rights. The foremost instrument of violations was the Junglers. The Junglers were terrorists…
Sidia Jatta`s resistance against bad legislation under Jammeh: The Indemnity Act.
Written By Kemeseng Sanneh and Sulayman Bokar Bah
One would expect that central to the role of a National Assembly in this 21st century is to make progressive laws that promote equality, freedoms and dignity of the citizens of a country.…
Why citizens should monitor and hold the state accountable
By Madi Jobarteh
Why do you think there is so much poverty in the Gambia? Why do you think there was a group called Junglers under Yaya Jammeh? Why do you think there is so much freedom and prosperity in Sweden? Why do you think…
Gambia politico: Justice Minister’s release of Junglers abuses his powers
Yanks Dabo
The Gambia’s Justice Minister and Attorney General, Baa Tambedou, has abused his powers and authority in refusing to prosecute the former henchmen of the former Gambian Dictator Yahya Jammeh, who were accused by the country’s…
Why hasn’t Fatou Bensouda indicted Yahya Jammeh at the ICC?
Dr. Ousman Gajigo
The testimonies over the past couple of weeks at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) made for a compelling viewing. No one is quite surprised by all the crimes that occurred under Jammeh's…
Do not allow anyone to hoodwink you: Protest is not violence
By Madi Jobarteh
The Gambia Constitution was approved in a referendum in 1996 and came into force in 1997. In that Constitution it is categorically stated that each and every Gambian has a right to freedom of assembly which can only be…
Appreciate and respect the police but hold them accountable
Let me repeat, the vast majority of the citizens of the Gambia appreciate and respect the men and women of the Gambia Police Force. I am sure this is a fact that many police officers would attest in their daily interactions with…
Men with arms in public without uniforms threatens national security
By Madi Jobarteh
The presence of men armed with AK47 rifles with no uniforms on our streets is indeed a new threat to national security in case the Director General of National Intelligence Agency has not noticed. The Gambia is not a…