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Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, is once again on the offensive against homosexuality, describing the practice as an act of 'indecency' which has no place in the country's military.
‘‘We will not encourage lesbianism and homosexuality. It is a taboo in our armed forces.”
But this is not the first time Jammeh has shown revulsion for gays and lesbians, and certainly not only in the army. The largely homophobic president who seems to enjoy basking in interminable trend of controversies recently ordered all people with sexual orientation to persons of the same sex to leave the country, or risk death.
"The Gambia is a country of believers...sinful and immoral practices as homosexuality will not be tolerated in this country," he said in May 2008. And as usual, he came under wide condemnation then.
President Jammeh made his latest outburst as he preached ‘Indiscipline’ in the military, as part a decoration ceremony for newly promoted army officials, including the country’s newly appointed military chief and his deputy who was just demoted to private and sacked, only to be reinstated a day or so after and promoted to a higher rank. That has been the trend in the country’s largely traumatized military core of late.
He said that indiscipline in the army will not be tolerated. “Discipline in the army cannot be compromised. We have seen a drastic drop in discipline in the army which is unacceptable. If you wear a uniform, you must be exemplary in discipline,” the president stated.
An undisciplined army, he added, is equal to a band of robbers and thus “dangerous to the nation. From the general down to recruits, I am not going to tolerate indiscipline.”
In his characteristic posture, the Gambian leader, notorious for his uncompromisingly strong feeling of hostility for the country’s colonial power, Britain, said he has achieved so much in 15 years for the Gambian army what the British could not in 400 years. He pointed to the existence of the rank of ‘General’ in the present Gambian army as indication of this fact.
Over the past few weeks there have been persistent reports of alleged coup attempt, and this has mainly been fueled by a number of arrests of senior military officers, including the country’s immediate former army chief who was instrumental in foiling a coup that almost saw the removal of Yahya Jammeh who himself came to power by the barrel of the gun.
The men have since been in detention without charges or any official explanation from the authorities.
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- Filth, wickedness and other immoralities against Islâm has no place in our society.
(Posted on January 5, 2010, 1:22 PM Tally Bah)
- Honestly speaking, I burn badman, batty Bowy n lesbian & politician str8..So on this one I say big up Jammeh, BUT stop arresting innocent Gambians fe nah genuine reasons....n stop you green shit so called witch hunters......
A descent Gambia mi say!
(Posted on January 2, 2010, 10:06 PM Jah Bless)
- i wishe all gambians will be just like mr jatta. u can have disagreement with yaya jammeh but with all that don;t wishe bad things for your country or to disrespect your country i alwas 1good things for gambia. if gambia is good we all happy
(Posted on January 2, 2010, 4:12 PM ABUBACARR SAMBOU)
- While i always disagree with SAMBOU,i still respect his right to post what he thinks cuz we should expect and respect disagreement and not be like Yaya Jammeh who who expects all Gambians to agree with him or get a free room at mile 2
(Posted on January 2, 2010, 3:17 PM moses jatta)
- Israel has 100's of women and children in their jails for years and months with no trial. Still America is giving them weapons to use on innocent people. Land grapping on daily bases but still America and it's allies is backing. So what is the talk?
(Posted on January 2, 2010, 2:59 PM Lamin)
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