Beating of thieves: Darboe says criminals have right to their safety

UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has called for an end to mob justice in the country saying it’s un-Gambian.

The country has in the recent past seen a rise in mob justice as citizens continued to mete out various forms of torture to thieves when they arrest them.

And speaking to reporters on Tuesday after, Mr Darboe said: “Mob justice that we’ve seen recently on the social [media] platforms is very worrying. Criminals have a right to their safety just as you and I have a right to our personal safety.

“Let us arrest them but we hand them over to the police. Let us not subject them to those cruel and inhumane treatment. It’s not Gambian.”