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The European Union has expressed concern about the negative impact on freedom of assembly and freedom of expression in The Gambia after the prosecution and imprisonment of the campaign manager of the opposition United Democratic Party, Femi Peters, states a press release issued Tuesday by the British High Commission in Banjul on behalf of the EU.

“The EU calls on Gambia to act in conformity with its international human rights and treaty obligations in considering any appeal,” the release said. Femi Peters was on 1st April convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment for using loud speakers in public and control of procession without obtaining a valid permit. This is after the UDP decided to go ahead in holding a rally after several applications for police permit were rejected.

Earlier, both the British government and the United States government issued similary releases condemning the imprisonment.