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Editorial:Ambassador Jagne could be a possible accomplice in Baba Jobe's blood diamond case."We intercept Free duty waiver letter!!!
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Editorial:Ambassador Jagne could be a possible accomplice in Baba Jobe's blood diamond case."We intercept Free duty waiver letter!!!
EDITORIAL
Ambassador Bammy Jagne could be a possible Baba Jobe accomplice in "Blood diamond and gun running scandal"
Freedom Newspaper intercepts"Jagne's free duty waiver" letter which gave Jobe powers to bring containers in The Gambia free of charge and uninspected."
 Gambia's Ambassador to the United States Dodou Bami Jagne, was one of
those who aided and abetted jailed Jarra MP and Majority Leader Baba K
Jobe to defraud the State several millions of dalasis, a document
intercepted from the Department of State for Finance and Economic
Affairs unveiled. Jagne, who recently reduced himself as " a
pathological liar" with his failed attempts to smear the image the
Freedom Newspaper, according to our findings was the brain behind the
"free duty waiver" that was issued to the Youth Development Enterprise
(YDE), a company once headed by Baba Jobe. Jagne according to Finance
Ministry officials issued the said "free duty waivers" to jobe without
the due approval of the authorities concerned. Baba Jobe said our
source allegedly "bribed Jagne,some GPA and Customs staff" to import
goods into the tiny West African country,at free of charge.
Pa Nderry M'Bai, Freedom Newspaper, Managing Editor, cum publisher
Bammy
Jagne was a personal friend of Baba Jobe. These were the same officials
who benefited from Jobe's "kickbacks and political patronage. Thanks to
Baba Jobe, Jagne's first sacking was reversed. At the time Bammy
served as permanent secretary at the Department of State for Finance
and Economic Affairs. The Freedom Newspaper, challenges Jagne to
dispute our report if he feels that his hands are cleaned.
Baba Jobe Bammy's errand father now in jail
The document we saw featured the signature of Bammy Jagne. Jange was
quoted in this very document of saying that "YDE should not be
subjected to any port charges." The free duty waiver was issued at a
time when "blood diamond and guns" were reportedly smuggled in the
mono River Union through the Gambia. It would be recalled that the
Gambia was ranked as a "safe heaven" for mafias and transit point for
"blood diamonds and arms dealers."
Baba Jobe, during a meeting with a Gambian student group called"NAPSA"
some years ago clearly stated that "the said arms the UN talked about
in their indictment were indeed brought to the country, thanks to the
support of the government of the day." Our source who witnessed the
meeting, currently studying in Cuba said Jobe told them that some of
the arms were moved into the sub region in a bid to secure funds for
the Jammeh government. This source is alive and can always attest to
our reportage.
While Bammy Jagne is making "cheap and empty statements" devoid of the
truth, we urge the United Nations to continue to dig into Baba Jobe's
blood diamond case. Jobe was not the only person involved in this
"shady deal" which ravaged Liberia and Sierra Leone. Bammy Jagne could
be a possible accomplice since he issued "unauthorized duty waiver to
Jobe" to carry out his criminal activities. There is no information
available which says the National Assembly, the country's law
making body or cabinet okayed Jobe's free duty waiver. The said "free
duty waiver" issued by Bammy Jange to YDE was issued clandestinely and
with the sole aim of extorting "kickbacks" from an indicted war
criminal like Baba K Jobe.
During the Babagate economic crime trial, the defense requested for
Jagne to be summoned to shed light on the said "free duty waiver" he
issued to YDE, a company owned by President Jammeh, but the presiding
judge M A Paul ,refused to entertain the defense's request. Justice
Paul cited the issue of logistics, busy schedules among others to
justify his denial. Paul knew very well that Jagne was bound to be
embarrassed by the defense if he deared step his foot in court. In this
write up we will reveal why Jagne was moved to the US as an Ambassador.
The Gambian government upon knowing the implications of keeping Jange
in the country decided to move him to the US, as Ambassador. Even
though Jagne never sought the permission of Cabinet or the National
Assembly to issue the said duty waiver to the YDE, state house sources
hinted that the President was very instrumental in the said deal. This
was the time when arms were trafficked into the country, said our
source. Baba Jobe was widely feared by Ports and Customs agents. He
cleared containers without being inspected. Local Port sources said
nobody deared to go closer to the said containers, not to talk of
enquiring its content. All these clandestine activities were possible
thanks to Ambassador Bammy Jagne's "free duty waiver" issued to the
YDE. Once these containers docked at the Ports, they were marked as
"non inspection, immediate delivery." Jobe will walked into the GPA
with his guards to clear the containers without being questioned by
customs agents.Jagne is no doubt a well trained Rusian mafia. He lied to the nation when the Freedom Newspaper was hacked. Jagne and his accomplices such as lamin Sanyang went on jubilating in the embassy. It time to expose these criminals presiding our national affairs abroad. We have a lot of things about these people in our files and we will share them with Gambians.
Jagne being a former pet errand boy of Baba Jobe, thinks that the
best way he can save his job was to pledge his loyalty and allegiance
to the former "Co President Bourr Jobe." Jobe used to summon them in
his office to dictate to them how the Finance Ministry and the Central
Bank should be administered. Baba Jobe is in jail, but his accomplices are
still at large. The likes of Bammy Jagne, under a government "free of
corruption" should had been extradited and tried for economic crimes
and abuse of office. Jagne is not fit to be called an Ambassador, as
there are host of corruption scandals hanging on his head.
 It was under Bammy's watch that our Central Bank and National treasury
were ransacked by people calling themselves " close associates of
President Jammeh." The illegal foreign exchange distribution is still
fresh in our minds. Beside carrying his hand file, Bammy is nothing but
a criminal in disguised. He is one of those who helped Yahya Jammeh to
execute his "dirty and criminal activities both at home and abroad.
Jagne don't deserve our respect and admiration. It is sad that a
corrupt public official like Jagne, is representing our country in a
decent and democratic country like America. The likes of Jagne are
liabilities to our country and her people. Look out for part two of
this editorial....
The Editor can be reached at this email address:editor@freedomnewspaper.com If you know that it is happening or is about to happen, please contact us. The Freedom Newspaper is your leading and most authoritative source of news.
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Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 (Archive on Friday, June 30, 2006)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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