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MFWA Press Statement: UPDATE on Musa Saidykhan “tortured” case
Tuesday, 01 June 2010 19:53
Barring any further adjournments, Musa Saidykhan, a Gambian journalist and his medical doctor will on June
2, 2010 physically give evidence to the ECOWAS Community Court hearing his complaint of “torture” at the hands of Gambian state security agents, while in illegal detention in 2006. Saidykhan, former editor-in-chief of the banned Banjul based The Independent newspaper could not testify on the two previous occasions that he was to give testimony because the court did not sit. On the first adjourned date of February 17, for instance, the Gambian authorities, the defendants in the case, were not in court with an excuse that the day was a public holiday in the Gambia. The authorities therefore asked the court for an adjournment which was granted and fixed April 27, however, the court could not constitute a panel.
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in 2007 instituted the legal action on behalf of Saidykhan, who had fled the Gambia for his safety. Saidykhan was among a long list of victims who were arrested and detained illegally for a long period without trial or charge in the aftermath of an alleged coup attempt in March 2006.
Saidykhan in his writ said he was repeatedly tortured until he became unconscious. The continuous torture left scars on his back, legs, arms, and right hand, which was broken in three places. He fled the country to neighbouring Senegal, where he received treatment.
Issued by the MFWA, Accra, June 1, 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
Source: MFWA
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Comments
Would not surprise anyone though, given your level of desperation in your camp. A drowning man will catch at ANY straw.
Well where are you people too? You know yourselves.
Maybe you gonna argue that this man cut himself up to make it look like he was tortured in order to spoil the name of Gambia right?
For all those who try to pour cold water on allegations of torture,kidnapp ing and extra judicial killings in Gambia this is a clear indication of how our security forces are instruments of terror in the hands of Jammeh.
Kukoi is just one of the people out there who keeps Jammeh sleepless and the chance to take care of that loose end was too tempting to let pass.I wonder how much more dirty deeds Tamba and people like him performed for Jammeh.
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