Relatives of persons who were allegedly brutalized or killed under former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh say they are still devastated by the ordeal they suffered.
These families are demanding justice for their loved ones as they continue to narrate what happened to them under the Jammeh regime.
The Point newspaper in Gambia reported that an event was held in Kotu for families of some victims at which many horrific stories were shared about those who died during the decades Mr. Jammeh ruled the country.
A movement has been formed by these families demanding “The immediate arrest and detention of all Junglars and NIA agents implicated in the murder and disappearance of the sons and daughters of the beloved Gambia”
These demands were contained in a statement from the movement called the Committee for the Victims of Jammeh’s Atrocities.
The group is also demanding “the payment of reparations to the survivors and victims of April 10 & 11, 2000 and the families of the disappeared or presumed dead; to the reinvestigation of the paramilitary soldiers that opened fire at the students; an immediate identification and release of all the dead bodies or their remains to the families for proper burial and closure; an immediate freeze of the assets of Jammeh and his enablers”
A relation to a victim said “We are really heartbroken, but we must take heart and stand firm together and see how best we the affected families can bring Jammeh back to the country to face justice, because he made us suffer a lot and that shouldn’t go in vain without him been brought to book”.
The new government of Gambia, under President Adama Barrow has promised to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to hear the stories of persons who suffered any atrocity under the previous regime.
Source: Africafeeds.com
