GPU Welcomes Dropping Of Charges Against Journalists

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GPU Welcomes Dropping Of Charges Against Journalists

Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:06

(News Release) – The executive board of the Gambia Press Union welcomes the dropping of criminal charges against journalists Abubacarr Saidykhan and Babucarr Ceesay who were arrested and detained by the Police after they applied for a permit to hold a procession.

Abubcarr Saidykhan and Babucarr Ceesay were on 6th September arrested and released on bail on 10th September after they were charged with incitement of violence and conspiracy to commit felony. Babucarr Ceesay was later charged with sedition.

The duo informed the Gambia Press Union that they were on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 at the State Law

Ceesay and SaidykhanComplex in Banjul, told by the Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lamin Jobarteh, that Gambian leader has ordered that the charges against them be dropped by the State.

While acknowledging this positive move by the Gambian authorities, we wish to seize this opportunity to call on the Gambia Government to also consider reversing its decision and allow the publishers of the Standard and Daily News newspapers to resume publication.

We also implore the authorities in Banjul to also allow Teranga FM to resume broadcasting.

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+1 #7 2012-10-24 13:21

I concur with this statement.

Bravo..for common sense by all !!!

See the right decision wasn't that difficult now was it?

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0 #6 2012-10-24 08:26

THANK YOU FOR GALLANTRY CITIZEN SERVICE AND MAY GOD BLESS AND ALWAYS PROTECT YOU FABAKARY CEESAY AND ABOUBACARR SAIDYKHAN FOR YOUR COURAGE, PATRIOTISM AND SERVING EVERY GAMBIAN ON RIGHTS, FREEDOM AND JUSTICE!

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0 #5 2012-10-24 08:14

Quote extracted on US Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776;
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness”."

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0 #4 2012-10-24 08:00

Does Jammeh have good governance? Certainly not. He is the Executive…He is the Judiciary…He is the Legislative. Under good governance, these arms of government are independent of each other and a proper check and balance set in place to monitor each one of them. The executive’s powers are checked by the legislative and the legislative is answerable to the electorates. For Jammeh that is a no...no., rampant corruption, squandering of government funds and state resources amongst other atrocities.

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0 #3 2012-10-24 01:50

Quoting Famara Gaye:

Jatto the craziest thing about this is the fact that the Minister of Justice said Gambian leader has ordered that the charges against them be dropped by the State.
Why is a President meddling in the Judiciary? This is what each and every educated Gambian should be asking.

1. COUNTRY UNDER CLUTCH OF A TYRANT AND DICTATOR!
2. JAMMEH IS THE ONLY MAN AMONGST GAMBIAN SO-CALLED MEN!
3. LACK OF PATRIOTS AND ENTERTAINED BY ITS CITIZENS!

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+1 #2 2012-10-24 00:03

Jatto the craziest thing about this is the fact that the Minister of Justice said Gambian leader has ordered that the charges against them be dropped by the State.
Why is a President meddling in the Judiciary? This is what each and every educated Gambian should be asking.

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+2 #1 2012-10-23 22:29

Yes charges. They were charged for lawfully applying for a permit to demonstrate.

Remember Mr. Peters was charged and subsequently jailed for using a microphone in a public place without an approved permit. A permit that he applied for before the event.

Chei Gambia!

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