Adma Barrow Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/adma-barrow/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Adma Barrow Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/adma-barrow/ 32 32 Gambian opposition leader released after being jailed for peaceful protest https://jjcornish.com/2016/12/gambian-opposition-leader-released-jailed-peaceful-protest/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/12/gambian-opposition-leader-released-jailed-peaceful-protest/ Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe has been released from prison, having been jailed since April by outgoing president Yayha Jammeh for mounting a protests. 18 of his colleagues were released with him. Officially Ousainou Darboe is on bail pending the appeal against his three-year prison term for mounting a peaceful protest. So he might still […]

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]]> Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe has been released from prison, having been jailed since April by outgoing president Yayha Jammeh for mounting a protests.

18 of his colleagues were released with him.

Officially Ousainou Darboe is on bail pending the appeal against his three-year prison term for mounting a peaceful protest. So he might still have to appear in court.

It’s considered unlikely the case will be pursued as the Gambia undergoes a political sea change.

Yayha Jammeh used his presidential powers to keep opponents  behind bars.

President Elect Adama Barrow is unlikely to follow suit. Darboe is one of the political mentors of the property developer who scored a surprise victory in last week’s presidential poll.

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