Gambia: LET THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE BE SWIFT

The scanty details of unofficial accounts of citizen murders by the State at the direct command of Jammeh and his gang of murderous, licensed ragtags started emerging, dashing hopes of families looking to see their loved ones and confirming to the nation what we had suspected for two decades. This scares me to death. That is why I am unable to gather myself to extend condolences to anybody. I share their pain, and I am willing to hang on to the smallest of hopes that their loved ones could miraculously come home.

AGAIN, this Administration would have a lot on their plate. We get it. But the one thing Gambians are NOT going to be patient with you on/about is the Pursuit of Deserved Justice. IT MUST NOT BE DELAYED OR SEEN TO BE.

The #Justice and #Interior Ministries must act in earnest and swiftly embark on the journey to hold to account people associated with or suspected of being complicit or have knowledge of ANY or ALL sorts of crimes - Economic but especially murder. The first in that assurance would be effecting arrests or at least questioning of suspected individuals or people of interest, or publicly announcing and naming the institution of a body STRICTLY for this.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission can wait, as we seek justice. I do not believe the Gambia is that divided that we have to prioritize Reconciliation. There was a 'known' handful of people that terrorized the country and they were not hiding. Because their actions were not representative of any tribe, religion, region or political parties but ONE man (Jammeh), makes the scope and definition of what we expect, reasonable and fear of division less concerning.

We would be serializing (if possible chronologically) known, public murder cases or suspicious cases that had been mainstream discussions over the years. This would not by any means be legal prosecution and condemnation by social media but a reminder of how urgent and necessary it is to set the ball rolling. And I am hoping President Adama Barrow and Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty are listening.

The First 'known' victims of high class assasination by the AFPRC junta on November 11, 1994 are:

- LT Bassiru Barrow
- LT ABDOULAYE FAAL KNOWN AS DOT FAAL
- LT SEYE
- CADET SILLAH
- SLT BUBA JAMMEH
 - SO MANY OTHER RANK AND FILES
- SLT MOMODOU MANNEH
- SLT MOMODOU LAMIN DARBOE
- ONE WARRANT OFFICER

Let the pursuit of Justice Be Swift.

Pata PJ

First Published 2/3/2017