Manneh Case at the U.N.

I am pleased to report that the Manneh Case tried in Nov 2007 and early 2008 resulting in a judgment before the ECOWAS Court is pending hearing before the United Nations at the Hague in later this month or sometime next month. It was filed there on Nov 4, 2008, bwcause Gambia had yet not acknoledged the ECOWAS judgment.

Last week Gambia stated through its Minister of Justice [sic] that it does not have custody of Mr. Manneh. What a lie! This aftn a senior police source from Gambia broke the news that Manneh was definitely in police custody and the source last saw him a year ago at the notorious Mile Two prison when he was whisked from there in the middle of the night. He is certain that Manneh died shortly thereafter. The source would not give his name since he would undoubtedly be tortured and killed by this ruthless regime. The source said that a plain clothes officer took him out of the prison at 2AM because the situation had gotten out of control.

What all this means to me is that Gambia just got snookered out of its defense that it never had custody of Manneh; thus, it should lose before the U.N.

Stay tuned dear reader...