By Lamin Njie
Gambia Democratic Congress has waded into the shooting and abduction of a Gambian by Senegalese gendarmerie.
Heavily armed Senegalese gendarmerie stormed the village on 7 March, shot Sulayman Trawally and then fled with him. Trawally is reportedly in a hospital in Tamba Counda.
GDC said in a statement over the weekend: “The relationship that has existed between The Gambia and Senegal over the years calls for a great deal of mutual respect for the sovereignty of each of the nations. Sulayman Trawally was shot and abducted in his own native home of The Gambia, by the Senegalese security forces who breached the security protocols by unduly entering the Gambian territory.
“According to reports, Sulayman Trawally is currently in Senegal at a Tamba Kunda hospital receiving medical attention, and may be charged to court in the Senegalese region. GDC is thus calling on the Senegalese government to return Sulayman Trawally back to his family and country for adequate treatment and in respect for the sovereign rights of the good people of The Gambia.
“As a consequence, while The Gambia Democratic Congress condemns this dastardly and unfriendly act perpetrated by the Senegalese security forces in the strongest terms, it is calling on the Gambian government to establish the truth of the matter and bring the culprits to justice and by extension take its full responsibilities in respect to upholding our sovereignty and protection of lives and properties of the citizens as its number one goal for the attainment of a peaceful Gambia.
“The GDC therefore, wishes to thank the Gambian media for their relentless efforts towards the fostering of informative and responsible journalism, and shall continue to remain in the service of the people of The Gambia.”
