Note: This article is an abridged version of the fuller article that can be found on a number of online publications. The longer version of this article was published in 2009 and republished in 2016 is still well worth reading and of immediate relevance to current events unfolding in the[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Letter: Keeps Getting Murkier
The drama intensifies…. Getting murkier, more opaque, more muddied and interesting. Former Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty is insisting on his innocence and daring anyone, including the Presidency and his accusers, to prove his guilty. That is a daring-do and considering the magnitude of the allegation and the political damage[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Presumption of Innocence is Essential
The presumption of innocence is essential — but it should never mean presuming the guilt of the accused. The Gambian justice system, we grant a presumption of innocence in our legal system, but an accuser with a case can pursue it. Whatever the facts may be of the allegations against[Read More…]
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