Gambia: death row inmates that risk execution

 

Condemning the Gambian head of State, Yahya Jammeh, statement on Sunday on the Muslim end of fasting fest, Eid-El-Fitr, that he will execute death row inmates, the Civil Society Associations Gambia (CSAG) gave further information on Thursday in a release on those whose lives are on the line.

CSAG said Mile Two Central Prisons is home to Forty Seven (47) [i] death row inmates. One of these is a female, eleven (11) are political prisoners, the longest serving was sentenced in 1986 before the abolition of the death penalty by former President Dawda .K. Jawara’s government, the eldest inmate is 84 years old .

There are eight (8) suspected to have developed severe mental health issues., and an additional eight (8) of the death row inmates are foreign nationals, namely; three (3) Senegalese, one (1) Bissau Guinean, two (2) Malians and two (Nigerians).

 

Adding its voice to that of  world leaders and international human rights organizations that have decried Gambian head of State, Yahya Jammeh, statement on Sunday on the Muslim end of fasting fest, Eid-El-Fitr, that he will  execute death row inmates by mid- September, Civil Society Associations Gambia (CSAG) called on Thursday on all Gambian civil society groups, political parties and religious leaders to join CSAG “to take all the necessary actions to ensure that the Gambian regime does not proceed with its intention to execute innocent prisoners.”

In the statement signed by its executive, CSAG deplored that “when Muslims the world over seek forgiveness, extend messages of peace and love, show solidarity with one another and those in distressing conditions, President Jammeh chose once again to show his brutality and repressive nature by informing Muslim leaders that he would execute prisoners.”

CSAG averred that any execution is a further indicator of the brutality with which President Jammeh’s regime is bent on crushing political dissent, given that the Gambia Government uses the death penalty and other harsh sentences as a tool to silence political dissent and opposition.

 “CSAG is strongly convinced that most of those who were convicted to death for treason went through unfair trials and considers their convictions politically related,” it said.

 

CSAG CALLS ON NEIGHOURING COUNTRIES TO ACT

CSAG called on ECOWAS, the African Union among others and neighboring countries, in particular Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Nigeria whose nationals are also on death row, to pressurize the Gambia government to withdraw from its decision to execute condemned prisoners.

 “We also call on the Governments of these nationals to take the Gambia Government to task and work on modalities to ensure that their citizens are not executed in The Gambia,” it added.

 

LIST OF DEATH ROW (Mile 2 Central Prisons) INMATES

 

NO.	Name	Nationality	Sex
POLITICAL PRISONERS
1.	Lang Tombong TAMBA	Gambian	Male
2.	Kawsu CAMARA (Bombardier)	Gambian	Male
3.	Lamin Bo BADJIE	Gambian	Male
4.	Abdoulie (Laye) JOOF	Gambian	Male
5.	Modou GAYE	Gambian	Male
6.	Omar B. MBYE	Gambian	Male
7.	Gibril Ngorr SECKA	Gambian	Male
8.	Alieu BAH	Gambian	Male
9.	Lamin JARJU	Gambian	Male
10.	Lamin F. JAMMEH	Gambian	Male
11.	Abdoulie SONKO	Gambian	Male
OTHERS
12.	Lamin B DARBOE	Gambian	Male
13.	Ngang NJIE	Gambian	Male
14.	Bakary KANYI	Gambian	Male
15.	Baba Galleh JALLOW	Gambian	Male
16.	Samba Dorro BAH	Gambian	Male
17.	Nfali COLLEY	Gambian	Male
18.	Suleyman CEESAY	Gambian	Male
19.	Lamin CEESAY	Gambian	Male
20.	Batch FAYE	Gambian	Male
21.	Essa JAWO	Gambian	Male
22.	Tapha GAYE	Gambian	Male
23.	Musa BAH	Gambian	Male
24.	Lamin FAYE	Gambian	Male
25.	Sherrifo MANNEH	Gambian	Male
26.	Dodou GAI	Gambian	Male
27.	Almamy SAWANEH	Gambian	Male
28.	Kalilu CONTEH	Gambian	Male
29.	Morro DEMBA	Gambian	Male
30.	Abubacarr TUNKARA	Gambian	Male
31.	Dawda BOJANG	Gambian	Male
32.	Yusupha CONTEH	Gambian	Male
33.	Abba HYDARA (84YRS)	Gambian	Male
34.	Alieu MBOOB	Gambian	Male
35.	Modou COLLEY	Gambian	Male
36.	Bakary DEMBA	Gambian	Male
37.	Yaya MBALLOH	Gambian	Male
38.	Dodou JANNEH	Gambian	Male
39.	Bakary DAFFEH	Gambian	Male
FOREIGN NATIONALS
40.	Salieu NYANG	Senegalese	Male
41.	Gibril BAH	Senegalese	Male
42.	Tabara SAMBA	Senegalese	Female
43.	Jawo JALLOW	G. Bissau	Male
44.	Amadou DIARRA	Mali	Male
45.	Sunkara KANTEH	Mali	Male
46.	Micheal IFUNANYA	Nigerian	Male
47.	Stanley AGBAEZE	Nigerian	Male