Gambia News : No access to Gambian journalists

Jun 18,2009 00:00 by Anna

Family members, colleagues and friends of several journalists who are being detained by security agencies have expressed disappointment at not being allowed access to the detainees.

According sources since the arrest of the seven journalists, nobody has had access to them adding that this was source of worry to them.

The sources added that human rights lawyer Lamin Camara, had made all attempts to visit the journalists, but he was not given access.

The sources said when Lawyer Camara wanted to contact the journalists, he was told to seek clearance from the director of the National Intelligence Agency but all effort to reach him failed.