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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights lawyer Assan Martin has accused President Adama Barrow of acting based on bad advice to allow Momodou Sabally\u2019s continued detention.<\/p>\n

Mr Sabally was arrested last week in connection with a video in which he allegedly said UDP will take the country from the president before the local government elections.<\/p>\n

But reacting to his continued detention in a letter shared with The Standard, Lawyer Martin said: \u201cBearing in mind that Gambians are no longer gullible, few paranoid individuals should not think that they can stifle dissenting views. Also, we have observed that the president is being misled by some of his close aides, acting on bad advice that can sink the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the president and his government should remember that power resides with the people as enshrined in the constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the authorities not suffer amnesia over the \u2018Never Again\u2019 slogan because from our experiences of two decades ago, Gambians can no longer afford political persecutions to be an agenda of this present and any future government,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said government\u2019s daily press releases on the alleged coup are not the way to address sensitive law and order issues relating to evidence and truth about an alleged treasonous crime, such are issues for the courts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is almost two weeks we are still waiting for our authorities to tell us something over a viral TikTok audio of a social meeting. Thus, we expect no fabrication or imaginary story will suffice to detain anyone beyond the 72 hours as stipulated by the constitution,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the video that led to Sabally\u2019s arrest, Lawyer Martin compared Sabally\u2019s case to Lang Tombong Tamba and Co case, where the state tried to manufacture evidence to prosecute them.<\/p>\n

He said the government should explain to Gambians how a doctored 19 seconds audio\/video of a politician saying his party will take the country from the president could mean a coup attempt.<\/p>\n

He urged Gambians to stand in solidarity with Sabally.<\/p>\n

He described as unacceptable reports that Mr Sabally\u2019s friends, lawyer and relatives are denied access to visit him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is very troubling because the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise should always be the guiding principle and good practice dictates that there should be no intimidation during interrogations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet the president and authorities be advised as we heard some confused and incompetent aides crying out \u2018set example on alleged suspects\u2019 who are never tried or convicted. Well, we again advise that \u2018examples are not set on innocent accused\/suspects. Remember, posterity is here to judge and explanation will be given some day to come, the TRRC is a guide,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Lawyer Martin added that Gambians \u201ccan no longer afford a dictatorial regime that abuse its authority and violates their rights\u201d. \u201cTherefore, Mr Sabally\u2019s unlawful detention must come to a stop, either he should be arraigned before a court or be granted bail pending any investigation. His immediate release will be the best option,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the court\u2019s decision to extend Sabally\u2019s detention, Lawyer Martin said a court is not expected to derogate on its duty in exercising maximum caution when dealing with rights and liberty, equally any prosecution case \u201ccannot be built on fabrication or manufactured evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public is watching and will continue to speak truth to power without a doubt. The current situation is not about Mr Sabally or UDP but a concern to every Gambian and should not be associated with politics,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

He said the government should not take pride in the act of parading \u201cinnocent people\u201d in court for humiliation because it does \u201cnot demean them, instead it elevates their status\u201d.<\/p>\n

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