{"id":85136,"date":"2025-08-30T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/defense-lawyer-calls-mile-2-prison-unfit-for-humans"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T18:18:30","slug":"defense-lawyer-calls-mile-2-prison-unfit-for-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/defense-lawyer-calls-mile-2-prison-unfit-for-humans","title":{"rendered":"Defense Lawyer Calls Mile 2 Prison Unfit for Humans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Constitutional lawyer Lamin J. Darboe, who represented the 23 protesters recently arrested during a demonstration against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), is calling on the Gambian government to improve conditions at Mile II Prison.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He described the remand wing as \u201cunfit for human eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Voice<b>,<\/b> following the release of the protesters, Darboe stated, \u201cMile II Remand Wing is not an easy place. Obviously, the government needs to look at that and humanize the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the accommodation is severely overcrowded and the conditions are poor. Darboe argued that while in state custody, the protesters should have been treated as citizens who do not forfeit their rights. He stressed the need for the government to invest in improving the prison, noting that better living conditions would be a lasting improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a very difficult situation for those who know the place, and it should be humanized,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While pleased with the bail granted to his clients, Darboe declined to comment on whether they had suffered any trauma. He maintained that the protest was a lawful act of a democratic society and that citizens have a right to petition public institutions like PURA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have the right to petition; there is nothing wrong with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged public officials to reflect on their actions, reminding them that their tenures are temporary. \u201cNo one occupies a public office forever, for public positions are rotational,\u201d he stated, challenging them to manage problems rather than amplify them.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, the 23 individuals, including Lamin Daffeh, Lamin Sey, and others, were charged with conducting a procession in a public place without a license on or about August 22, 2025, in the Kanifing Municipality, an act allegedly likely to cause a breach of the peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Constitutional lawyer Lamin J. Darboe, who represented the 23 protesters recently arrested during a demonstration against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), is calling on the Gambian government to improve conditions at Mile II Prison. He described the remand wing as \u201cunfit for human eyes.\u201d In an interview with The Voice, following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-85136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Defense Lawyer Calls Mile 2 Prison Unfit for Humans - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Constitutional lawyer Lamin J. 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