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Gambia News : British gov’t expresses concern over imprisonment of Gambian opposition leader

Apr 05,2010 by

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gambia The British High Commission in the Gambian capital Banjul on Monday issued a statement on the recent imprisonment of the campaign manager of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Mr. Femi Peters, expressing concern about its implications.

“The British government has been closely following the trial of the Campaign Manager of the United Democratic Party, Femi Peters, accused of holding a rally without permission and being in possession of loudspeakers in a public place without permission, and has noted the verdict and sentence passed down on Mr. Peters.

“The British government is concerned by the heavy sentence of one year in prison without the option of a fine handed down on Mr. Peters and the negative impact of this prosecution on Freedom of Assembly and Freedom of Expression in The Gambia.

“The British government reiterates the views expressed in the EU Presidency statements which were presented to the Gambian authorities on 29 June and 10 August during the trial and sentencing of six journalists on charges of sedition.

“The right to freedom of expression and to freedom of assembly are fundamental to democracy and fundamental freedoms laid down in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in the African Charter on Human Rights and People’s Rights, to which The Gambia is a state party.

“The British Government urges the Government of The Gambia to take these concerns into consideration and to act in conformity with its international human rights and treaty obligations in considering any appeal," the release concludes.

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