{"id":91087,"date":"2025-11-30T07:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/protest-is-constitutional-but-must-be-orderly-gitteh"},"modified":"2025-11-30T07:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T07:42:32","slug":"protest-is-constitutional-but-must-be-orderly-gitteh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/protest-is-constitutional-but-must-be-orderly-gitteh","title":{"rendered":"Protest is Constitutional but must be Orderly Gitteh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Ahmad Gitteh, a senior figure in the National People\u2019s Party, warned this week that while Gambians have an unquestionable constitutional right to protest, that right must be exercised within the bounds of public safety and order.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Kerr Fatou, Mr. Gitteh voiced firm support for peaceful demonstrations, calling protest \u201ca guaranteed right in our constitution.\u201d But he emphasized that such freedoms come with responsibilities\u2014both for citizens and for the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never say protest is a problem and will never say that protest is a problem,\u201d he said. \u201cProtest is guaranteed in our constitution, but the issue is that it has to be orderly. And that orderliness of the protest is the responsibility of an institution of The Gambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gitteh backed the government\u2019s decision to give the police authority to review and approve proposed demonstrations, describing the move as a matter of practical necessity. Police, he argued, are best placed to determine appropriate times and locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the ones who know what time and which place are appropriate for a protest to happen,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you see the government ordering that the police be in charge of accepting or denying protests, I think there are reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without such oversight, he warned, demonstrations could obstruct essential services. \u201cIf we all come and sit in the street, where sick people go to the hospital, pregnant women will go to the hospital&#8230; people go there with different intentions,\u201d he said, suggesting that unregulated gatherings could compromise public access and safety.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gitteh also expressed confidence in reforms underway within the security sector, noting that the process is \u201cindeed ongoing and is progressing.\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. Ahmad Gitteh, a senior figure in the National People\u2019s Party, warned this week that while Gambians have an unquestionable constitutional right to protest, that right must be exercised within the bounds of public safety and order. 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