26 November 2009

In our editorial of our 25th November Issue we reported that we will do further investigation on the reports of the arrests of the Ex Chief of Defence Staff, Lang Tombong Tamba; The Ex Director General of the NIA, Modou Lamin Badjie; Ex Deputy Inspector General of Police, Momodou Gaye; Ex Lt Colonel, Kawsu Camara;Mr Lie Joof and Mr. Kebba Touray. The list of those reported to be in custody is growing. It includes former Minister and National mobiliser of the APRC, Yankuba Touray.

Official sources for information on the detainees are dry. Our reporter spoke to the Police PRO and he claimed that if there are any arrests it is being done by another arresting authority and not the police.

The closest we have come to getting a clue is a reporter over hearing the wife of one of the detainees saying that her husband could not possibly be part of a coup plot. The Constitution calls for detained persons to be told the reason for their detention within 3 hours after arrest and be informed of their right to have access a legal counsel. By now all families should have known why the detainees are arrested. We will do further home work and update our readers. Are they arrested in connection with a coup plot or not? We are getting closer to the truth.

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