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Gambia arrests 11 over alleged coup plot
Thursday, 11 November 2010 21:24
SAPA - Gambian authorities have arrested 11 security officials suspected of being
involved in an abortive coup attempt in 2009, top intelligence sources said on Wednesday.The arrests come four months after eight people including the country's former army chief and former deputy and intelligence chiefs were sentenced to death by a
court in Banjul for their involvement in the alleged coup.Those arrested on Wednesday include Ajatta Gibba, who was heading a probe into the plot, Lewis Gomez, director of internal security in the National Intelligence Agency and two men said to have been star witnesses in the case against the suspected putschists.
"These suspects are being held and currently helping investigators. They were rounded up early on Wednesday morning after reports that they were also part of the 2009 abortive coup," a top military officer told AFP.
They have yet to be charged or brought before a court.
In July, eight top brass officials were found guilty of procuring arms from neighbouring Guinea as well as two counts of conspiracy to commit treason for an alleged bid to overthrow the government of Yahya Jammeh, who himself seized power in a bloodless coup in 1994.
Army officers in the small west African country, nestled within Senegal, are often accused of plotting against the Jammeh administration.
Gambia is regularly accused by groups such as Amnesty International of illegal arrests and detentions of human rights activists and repression of the media.
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Mandika say, Jaloo bikamallu barri affongda ka tarraleh! [Meaning a praise singer/griot is never ashamed to beg for tips but when constantly turned down the forehead sweats; which are the signs of strains caused by embarrassments of the constant refusals for tips.]
Due to people’s awareness of the blatant lies of yaya jammeh on cooked up coups plots fabricated to cage perceived enemies & opponents, he can now only resort to arresting with reference to past known stories.
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