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Gambia News : Spanish authorities detain 6 Gambian boxers

Sep 05,2009 by

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Six Gambian boxers have been arrested and detained in Spain, while they were transiting to Italy for a boxing championship, the National Sports Council (NSC) told PANA here Thursday.

The affected boxers are Momodou Drammeh, Malick Singhateh, Badou Secka, Lamin Gibba, Sulayman Colley and Dugu Jabbie.

The council said they were arrested last Friday while on transit at the Madrid Airport, because they allegedly could not provide documents showing they were indeed heading for a box ing championship in Italy.

The arrested boxers were part of a 17-strong Gambian team to the championship. The team was divided into two to facilitate their travel arrangements.

The boxers' passports were said to be carrying valid visas, while they also had copies of the communications between them and the championship organisers.

comment Comment on This Gambia News (5 posted)  3237 times read
  • I dnt blame ppz wh risk der lif 2go 2 babylon. We shld ask wat is de Afr leaders doin 2ova com dis?giv their children prop edtion 4dem 2 continue 2rule our children.hw many afr pres hav big houses in europ an America?y?cuz dey hate Africa.
(Posted on September 16, 2009, 3:07 PM zanu)

  • Spanish immigration are the worst facists in the world!! I have an American passport but as a Gambian my skin color was reason enough to have me detained and invtigated at Madrid train station!! Our government shoild stop working with these people!!
(Posted on September 13, 2009, 1:29 PM john)

  • when i see my people worshiping babylon Tourist it hurt me,when african travel to there shores they call them ILLIGAM IMMIGRANT,treat them inhumane,detaine them for no reason,and to let dem suffer, but when they come to our home people hussle dem
(Posted on September 7, 2009, 12:41 AM freedom of expression)

  • When will Africa assert its rights as equals with the rest of the world, especially WesternEurope? All over Europe, Africa travelers whether transiting or embarking, are beig subjected to inhuman and most degrading treatments in the hands European im
(Posted on September 6, 2009, 10:05 AM joku)

  • This shows the disrespect the Spanish authorities have towards Africans. How can they dare to arrest people who have valid visa and they are just on transit?!!!I hope the Gambian Government will take a step against this discrimination. Shame!
(Posted on September 5, 2009, 7:11 PM asia jobe)

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