Information forwarded to The Point following the recommendation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for his prosecution, also described the keenness to prosecute Yahya Jammeh, as “pivotal”.
Similarly, it labelled the government’s willingness as “milestone and the only way forward in the face of unprecedented oppression, cruelty and tyranny…”
In a separate statement forwarded to this correspondent, the EU, also noted strongly that “the government announced a robust, measurable roadmap for the implementation of the near entirety of the Commission’s recommendations…This is unprecedented in the history of Truth Commissions and welcomed by the EU”.
The statement added: “There can be no impunity for human rights violations and crimes against humanity. The EU stands ready to support The Gambia in implementing the measures announced, including the establishment of a special judicial framework.”
The EU, an important partner and key supporter of The Gambia both at local and international level, also confident that “The Gambia’s continued political commitment to the process will culminate in a resilient nation, reconciled communities and guarantees of non-recurrence.”
Furthermore, Freedom House, well known of its independent research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights had noted earlier that the current administration “has taken steps to improve the judiciary, which was hampered by corruption and inefficiency under Yahya Jammeh”.
Consequently, human rights bodies said that currently, there is a breakthrough for justice in favour of all the victims “regardless of their status in society”. It added that Yahya Jammeh’s brutal 22-year-rule to harm Gambians was “calculated, planned and premeditated”.
Reed Brody, one of the lawyers for the International Commission of Jurists who also engaged many victims of Yahya Jammeh has publicly issued a statement and hailed the acceptance and described it as an important and meaningful step forward”.
However, Brody, also stressed that now the “government will have to demonstrate with concrete actions to an increasingly skeptical public that it actually has the determination to bring the perpetrators to book…”
Meanwhile, in another statement, this correspondent was informed that "another group of human rights lawyers are prepared to assist Gambian victims in order to extradite Yahya Jammeh from Equitorial Guinea where he is currently hiding in exile."
FactSpace West Africa with support from UNESCO, on Friday, launched several multimedia content created by young leaders in The Gambia to promote tolerance, call for good governance, and end hate speech and disinformation.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has announced the expulsion of Hon. Fatoumata Njie alias as Tuma Njie for what the party called violating article 32.2, 32.3, and 32.4 respectively of the PPP constitution which “provides for the disciplinary actions against a member whose behaviour brings the Party into disrepute or which manifests a flagrant violation of the moral integrity expected of members or conduct unbecoming that of a member;”
The National Environment Agency (NEA), The Gambia Maritime
Administration and other stakeholder institutions has reported an incidence of Heavy Fuel Oil
(HFO) during the discharge operations from the vessel (MT FT STURLA) conducted between the hours of 02.30am and 03.30am on Saturday, 28th May 2022.
According to Transparency International's (TI) latest ranking of the world's most corrupt countries, The Gambia has been listed as No. 102; and only better than 10 countries in Africa.
