The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has announced the imminent release of individuals arrested in connection with an unauthorised protest staged by Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), a civil society group advocating for greater transparency and accountability in public finance. According to a statement released by the police on Saturday, administrative[Read More…]
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Hopes Dashed As Authorities Renege On Promise To Release 27 Protesters Saturday Morning
The Gambian authorities Friday indicated that the 27 detained youth protesters will be released at 10 am today but reports reaching JollofNews intimated that the detainees are still being held at various police stations. Representatives of the group Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) were on Friday involved in talks held[Read More…]
The Police & The Protesters- Back To Square One?
History sometimes has an unusual way of repeating itself. We can recall that in 1981, shortly after the Kukoi Samba Sanyang insurrection, which was accompanied by wanton looting of goods and merchandise, the government set up a Commission for Looted Goods, and we can all recall the controversy that ensured[Read More…]
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