By Lamin Njie
Journalists who applied for accreditation to cover events at the Office of the President will be required to undergo background checks with the State Intelligence Service starting Thursday, The Fatu Network has learnt.
A presidency official informed Gambian journalists on Wednesday the new security measure is necessary as coverage of the institution ‘gives you access to high places’.
Journalists should consider the move as due diligence on the part of the security services, the official added.
The secretary general of the Gambia Press Union reacting to the move told The Fatu Network the union was conducting a research on what the standard practice is.
“I will not be able to give you something informative right now but we might issue an alert,” Saikou Jammeh said.
