BY JABOU JOH

Pa Nderry,

I know Tam Jasseh personally and the simplistic narration attributed to him is not the way he talks at all. Not in the least bit. Tam is very coherent and well spoken and infact takes pride in being so..This is why I suspected that some of these people were collaborating with the regime with a cooked up story but as per the statement from his family member, it may very well be that he was not in control of his faculties for one reason or another. I notice that the so-called marabout, Mr Faal's statement is comprised of almost exactly the same words as that of Tam Jasseh with a few changes.

Also, for what it's worth, Tam Jasseh is a U.S citizen and a veteran of the U.S armed forces. He fought in Desert Storm. I wonder why the U.S embassy is letting him be tortured if that is what is happening.

Indeed, I wonder why there is no public outcry from those on the ground such as the Gambia Bar Association who can raise their voices to be heard by outside international bodies when these civilians, and even soldiers are being denied their rights in such a blatant manner. All these so-called confessions are inconsistent as you pointed out and how can Yaya Jammeh by-pass the judicial system and get away with it? Where is the voice of the Gambia Bar Association?

Jabou Joh