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Gambia News : Gambian President Denies Involvement In Deyda Hydara's Murder
Gambia's president Yahya Jammeh Monday denied in a
television interview his government was involved in the 2004 murder of prominent
journalist Deyda Hydara.
"(The) government has for long been accused by the international community and
so-called human rights organizations of the murder of Deyda Hydara, but we have
no stake in this issue," Jammeh told GRTS state television in an interview
broadcast live.
Hydara, the editor and co-founder of the independent newspaper The Point and
the Gambia correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP), was gunned down by
unidentified gunmen in his car on the outskirts of Banjul Dec. 16, 2004.
Over the years human rights organizations and media rights watchdogs have
repeatedly voiced suspicions that the Gambian security services were involved in
the killing and dismissed the official government investigation into the murder
as a smoke screen.
"So Deyda Hydara is dead but who killed him? Nobody knows. The West has long
accused me for his death but I know they are against me and as a result, I will
never depend on them for their so-called aid," Jammeh told state television.
The president insisted that the ongoing investigation into the slaying points
to Senegalese involvement.
According to Jammeh the Senegalese ex-husband of one of Hydara's female
colleagues, whom the government said was in love with the veteran journalist,
was in town on the day of the murder.
"The eyewitnesses of the killing of journalist Deyda Hydara are currently in
neighboring Senegal and that all attempts by the National Intelligence Agency to
talk to them in order to complete their investigations have proven futile," he
added.
Hydara's family couldn't be reached for comment Monday.
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- saul u are an idiot,i bet you are a jola that why u defending this phedophile leader,
Gambia reputation around the worl has been spoil since he come to power,abducting our elders witches,unlawful killing,
i bet he is paying ur salary that y u supp
(Posted on June 18, 2009, 11:56 PM freedom of speech)
- U ar all Slaves of socall freedom of speach. have manners for ur Head of State. Jammeh make u feel proud of ur country. befor u feel shame to call ur self a gambian. i know u ar all enemies of progress, wether u like it or nt God wil help him develop
(Posted on June 18, 2009, 12:48 PM Saul)
- The President wouldn't know the truth even if it jumped up and bit him on the arse... He has lied so much it now comes natural to him, like breakin' wind...
(Posted on June 13, 2009, 8:28 PM David Riddington)
- Jammeh stop killing inocent people,if ur government dont killed him who killed him then,because we all know that ordinary Gambia people dont get involv in killing,they never think of that,only the Government baking secret service to do this dirty tin
(Posted on June 10, 2009, 1:09 AM freedon of speech)
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