‘This Was An Attempt To Exterminate Me.” Says Human Rights Lawyer Mai Fatty

“I’m very grateful to God for saving my life. I’m very grateful that the accident has thought me things that are most earn in life. My health condition is improving very satisfactorily. My doctors and myself are very confident at the rate of my progress and we anticipate that I should be back on my feet if this trend continues. Independent reports indicated that this was an attack or an attempt to exterminate me. It would be reasonable to contend that those independent investigative reports are being factually probable and cogent. The Gambian Government really has a very checkered questionable history with regards to human rights. With regards to murder including Deyda Hydara and so many others and these are yet to be resolved or brought to the public light by the authorities. So it would be a logical conclusion that if something of this nature, which places mine in the same box happened to reasonably conclude that this could be the case. I do not have any personal verification for this, but again this is what is being speculated by very credible sources. “ These were the exact words of Gambia’s leading Human Rights Lawyer Mai Fatty, who recently survives an assassination attempt. A trailer truck driver believed to be an agent of The Gambian Government ran on his car, leaving the popular lawyer motionless. Mr. Fatty was immediately rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital, prior to his evacuation to a Dakar based hospital. In this Exclusive interview with the Freedom Newspaper, Lawyer Fatty commented on reports he received linking agents of The Gambia Government to the incident, Gambia’s alarming human rights record, unfinished persecution he suffered from the hands of the Jammeh Government, Baba K Jobe blood diamond case, the police’s attempt to get him debarred by questioning his credentials as a trained lawyer, Jammeh’s wealth, properties owned by Government officials overseas, rising corruption in The Gambia, the ailing economy and a lot more. Below is part one of the interview we had with Mr. Fatty who was on his sick bed. Please read on……………………..