Sources have confirmed to The Fatu Network that opposition leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and five members of his executive were this evening, May 11, 2016 transferred to the remand wing of The Mile two central prisons from the maximum security wing following a court order. Eighteen others including Modou Ngum and Kafu Bayo were also transferred
The move came after defense lawyers argue that the group is not convicted and should therefore not be held at the maximum security wing, where they were held for almost three weeks without visitation rights.
This new development means that Mr. Darboe and co will now have visitation rights in addition to food from their families. According to a source, the only problem they will be facing now is the issue of congestion, the remand wing has over 200 people compared to the maximum security wing which has 95 inmates the source added.
Meanwhile, peaceful protesters continue to gather outside the High Court in Banjul each time there is a court proceeding, to protest against what they called the brutal crackdown on their fellow citizens. They also continue to demand that the international community do more to stand in solidarity with the Gambian people who they say have suffered two decades of brutality under Yahya Jammeh who has been ruling the country with an iron fist.
