The National Security Adviser (NSA) has revealed that Cpl. Sana Fadera and alleged accomplices had planned to seize the State House with further plans to take Cabinet ministers and senior government functionaries hostages to forestall any intervention. “The said plan shows the composition of the formations that were to participate,[Read More…]
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The ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ Is Unlawful & Unethical
Almost at midnight on Tuesday December 27, the Gambia Government announced the creation of an unidentified 11-member ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ to investigate the alleged coup plot of December 21. The statement said the Solicitor General inaugurated the panel which includes various security agencies – i.e., the Office of National Society,[Read More…]
Darboe Calls On Army To Step In As January Protest Looms Larger
Political commentator Omar Bonny Darboe has called on the Gambia’s military to provide protection for citizens, who plan to descend down the streets next week, to protest the continued detention of Momodou Sabally. As citizens increasingly lose faith in the ability of the police to protect their rights to a[Read More…]