The TRRC has been asked to looked into the ‘plight’ of suspended general Alagie Martin.
The army moved quickly on General Martin following charges of torture levelled against him by Sana Sabally and army lieutenant colonel Babucarr Sanyang. General Martin was accused of carrying a hammer when torturing detainees but he has denied the charges.
But appearing before the TRRC, former army chief Lang Tombong Tamba pleaded with the investigation to look into Martin’s ‘plight’.
“Martin appeared before this panel but I have never seen anybody appear before this panel who has been laid off from his work but Alagie Martin happens to be laid off from his work, from the day he left this commission.
“I want to appeal to the chairman and this commission to look into the plight of Alagie Martin. Certainly I have followed his proceedings here. I have never heard where he had killed somebody. Some of the witnesses that confessed killing are maintaining their jobs,” Tamba told the TRRC.
