{"id":85307,"date":"2025-09-03T06:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/nam-gibba-clarifies-police-summons-of-imam-kuyateh"},"modified":"2025-09-03T06:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:57:04","slug":"nam-gibba-clarifies-police-summons-of-imam-kuyateh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nam-gibba-clarifies-police-summons-of-imam-kuyateh","title":{"rendered":"NAM Gibba Clarifies Police Summons of Imam Kuyateh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Almamy Gibba, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Kansala, has clarified that the recent police summons of Imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh was not intended to charge, prosecute, or take him to court, but rather to hear his side of a complaint lodged against him.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an exclusive interview , NAM Gibba\u2014who was among the delegation that accompanied the imam to the Police Headquarters in Banjul\u2014explained that the engagement was also meant to ensure the imam\u2019s safety if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police want to hear his side of the story about the complaints lodged against him and also to offer him protection if needed,\u201d NAM Gibba stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gibba, discussions during the meeting focused on promoting peace, fostering unity, and upholding the law. He stressed that Imam Kuyateh was neither forced nor harassed. \u201cHe was not forced or harassed.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The NAM further disclosed that the imam presented the police with the full recording of his 15th August sermon, noting that only a short excerpt is currently circulating online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReligion is incumbent upon anyone, and we will not compromise it with anyone. We will preach the truth of the religion, and any scholar and imam that stood on that, we are with you,\u201d Hon. Gibba affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>However, he cautioned, \u201cBut anybody who brought something that is associated with Allah, we are not in support of that.\u201d<\/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. Almamy Gibba, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Kansala, has clarified that the recent police summons of Imam Abdul Kareem Kuyateh was not intended to charge, prosecute, or take him to court, but rather to hear his side of a complaint lodged against him. 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