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Judgment on Saidykhan torture case is December 16
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 11:09
The ECOWAS Community Court will on December 16, 2010 announced its judgment
on the torture case brought against The Gambian authorities by Musa Saidykhan, the former editor-in-chief of the banned Banjul-based, The Independent newspaper who was tortured by presidential security while in illegal detention in 2006. Saidykhan, who now lives in exile, was among a number of Gambians who were illegally arrested and detained by notoriously feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and held incommunicado for long periods without trial or charge in the aftermath of purported coup detat in 2006.
Saidykhan, in July 2010 during a cross examination told the regional court of how he was tortured and became unconscious for about thirty minutes. He fled the country to neighbouring Senegal, where he received treatment.
Unable able to get justice within Gambia, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) through its Media Legal Defence Programme initiated the action to seek justice for him and many others who have suffered the brutalities of the repressive regime of President Yahya Jammeh.
Issued by the MFWA, Accra, December 14, 2010
The MFWA is a regional independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Accra. It was founded in 1997 to defend and promote the rights and freedom of the media and all forms of expression.
For more information please contact:
Kwame Karikari (Prof)
Executive Director
MFWA
Accra
Tel: 233-21-24 24 70
Fax: 233-21-22 10 84
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: www.mediafound.org
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On that note i am calling all those who were tortured by the NIAs or the druken soldiers to come forward and tell the world. I bet you will get support to file your cases before the ECOWAS Community Court.
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