CPJ/IFEX) – On 12 February 1998, Baboucar Gaye, proprietor of the Citizen FM radio station, was charged with operating an unlicensed radio station. No court date has been set for Gaye. Citizen FM remains off the air. **Updates IFEX alerts dated 9 and 13 February 1998** Background Information Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, news editor of […]
CPJ/IFEX) – On 12 February 1998, Baboucar Gaye, proprietor of the Citizen FM
radio station, was charged with operating an unlicensed radio station. No
court date has been set for Gaye. Citizen FM remains off the air.
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 9 and 13 February 1998**
Background Information
Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, news editor of Citizen FM radio, were arrested by
the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on 5 February 1998. The arrest came
soon after Citizen FM broadcast a story claiming that NIA’s Director of
Operations had been sacked in connection with an alleged counterfeit
scandal. Gaye was released on bail on 9 February 1998, but was then ordered
to report daily to the headquarters of the NIA in Banjul. On doing so on 10
February, it appeared that he was taken back into custody.
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His Excellency Colonel (Retd.) Yahya Jammeh
President of the Second Republic of The Gambia
Office of the President
State House
Banjul
The Gambia
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