{"id":39103,"date":"2023-07-17T17:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=39103"},"modified":"2023-07-17T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:56:54","slug":"govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t urged to file criminal charges against Jammeh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A US-based Gambian criminologist, specialising on law enforcement and national security crisis, has urged the government to, as a matter of urgency file criminal charges against former President Yahya Jammeh.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe state should have by now filed charges against Jammeh, which he (Jammeh) shall be informed of in writing and a language that he understands. In addition to that, the state should hold a press conference\/release to inform the public of what Jammeh is being charged for so Gambians can know what the way forward is because they have been left in the dark for over six years, which is a contributing factor to the unwarranted controversies between victims of Jammeh\u2019s administration and political supporters,\u201d Modou Lamin Faye told yesterday.<\/p>\n

He said former president Jammeh like any Gambian is innocent in the eyes of the law, until proven guilty beyond any reasonable doubt in the court of law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand that Jammeh\u2019s method of due process was a total opposite of how the constitution of The Gambia describes due process but that doesn\u2019t give the current administration the right to deny Jammeh the right to fair trial or treat him as if he is guilty especially after hearing one side of the stories\/testimonies from people who have accused him without giving him (Jammeh) the opportunity to defend himself or get his own side of the story with supporting evidence in court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Faye added that in order to make or bring change, \u201cwe have to be the change and stop leading\/running the country with personal feelings, cultural, religious, and political beliefs and start letting our laws decide the fate of everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other words, the laws of the land must be valued, respected, and we should put the country\u2019s best interest and future of our children at heart first and not the leaders that we support. Besides, a leader cannot expect his\/her followers to value and respect the law when they themselves don\u2019t value and respect the law,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said if Jammeh wants to come back peacefully and defend himself or fight for the charges against him then \u201cwe will support him throughout the process to make sure that his constitutional right isn\u2019t violated, but if he decides to go ahead with whatever ongoing plan that he has that would threaten our national security or jeopardize the safety, stability, and security of the Gambian people, then we will show him that he (and his people bleed like any other person by using whatever means necessary to use the law and contain him; it\u2019s up to Jammeh to choose\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need Jammeh to understand that his days to be the president of The Gambia are gone. Gone are the days when Jammeh will psychologically, mentally, and emotionally hold the country hostage. He abused the license that God gave him and it\u2019s time for him and the country to move on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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A US-based Gambian criminologist, specialising on law enforcement and national security crisis, has urged the government to, as a matter of urgency file criminal charges against former President Yahya Jammeh. \u201cThe state should have by now filed charges against Jammeh, which he (Jammeh) shall be informed of in writing and a language […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":39102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[2355,2361,260],"class_list":["post-39103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-gambia","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"\nGov\u2019t urged to file criminal charges against Jammeh - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A US-based Gambian criminologist, specialising on law enforcement and national security crisis, has urged the governm ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov\u2019t urged to file criminal charges against Jammeh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A US-based Gambian criminologist, specialising on law enforcement and national security crisis, has urged the governm ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-17T17:35:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-17T18:56:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/07\/sm_1689598818.985244.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1629\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1083\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov\u2019t urged to file criminal charges against Jammeh\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-17T17:35:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-17T18:56:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\"},\"wordCount\":517,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2023\/07\/sm_1689598818.985244.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Gambia\",\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-urged-to-file-criminal-charges-against-jammeh\",\"name\":\"Gov\u2019t urged to file criminal charges against Jammeh - 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