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Saturday, July 19, 2008

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Ayoub John Njie, a magistrate in Brikama, Gambia, has said that he will acquit all people detained for 72 hours without charge, due to the fact that he believes detention for more than three days is unconstitutional.

Section 19 (1) of the Gambian constitution says that "no one shall be subject to arbitrary arrest or detention. No one shall be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as established by law." Njie stated that he believes that detention for over 72 hours is depriving someone of their liberty without sending the person through the "procedures as established by law."

Njie, who works at Brikama Magistrates Court, said that "I stand for justice and I also stand to assist the government for justice to prevail.

The incident started when Dida Halake, former managing director of the Daily Observer was acquitted on these grounds, and these statement by the judge were made in the case of Amadou Kah, who is accused of stealing goats.

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  • Amadou Jallow. Magistrate firm on 72-hour detention — WOW.gm, July 18, 2008
  • Media Foundation for West Africa. Gambia: Halake Case Dismissed, He Remains In Detention — All Africa, June 25, 2008
  • Government of Gambia. CONSTITUTION OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA — Centre for Human Rights, August 8, 1996


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