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LATEST HIV TEST RESULTS FROM JAMMEH'S PATIENTS: A NEW TESTING LAB FOUND IN MOROCCO. By our Banjul Correspondence .........................posted March 21st, 2007 |
As promised by gainako, news reaching us from our reliable sources in Banjul has revealed that President Jammeh was openly angry at some of his patients for engaging in sexual activity while under his treatment. The source also revealed that the President has found a new lab in the kingdom of morocco to carry out blood test on his patients. Below is the report from our confidential source. President Jammeh has secured a new laboratory to carry out HIV/AIDS testing on the patients he is currently treating for HIV/AIDS. A reliable source from within the treatment camp has revealed that The Institute of National hygiene and monocular virus laboratory in the kingdom of Morocco is the new testing site for Jammeh's experimental treatment. The lab tests are being conducted by one Professor Ragi El Awood from the Institute of National Hygiene and monocular virus laboratory in Morocco our source revealed. It could be recalled that Gainako reported last week that the President was actively seeking for an alternative testing site since the highly credible Sheikh Anta Jobe University in Dakar Senegal refused to carry out anymore testing in fear of losing their credibility to Jammeh's highly unsubstantiated HIV treatment. The selection of a laboratory testing site in the kingdom of Morocco may not be surprise to many people as President Jammeh's wife Zainab Jammeh is from the kingdom of Morocco. Many people suspected that the President would seek a close allied and a friendly location to carry the testing of his HIV/AIDS patients he claimed to be curing. The President would have more credibility had a allowed an independent and transparent agency to carryout testing his patients to remove any cloud of doubt on his ability to cure the said patient. Blood test coming from the lab has revealed the following test results for each individual patient. Since it may be unethical for Gainako to identify the actual names and last names of the patients, we only report the last name of patients for confidentially reasons: Our reliable source reported that the following patients had undetectable HIV virus from their blood test according to the lab results. Undetectable HIV virus in the blood Fadera, Kawe, Jallow, Sowe, Saidy, Gibba, Sanyang, Touray, A. Sanneh, M. Sanneh, and manneh, who was confirmed undetectable from a previous test, The following patients were reported to have some Moderately Detectable HIV Virus: These are: Tamba, Sidibeh, Jarju, F. Sanyang, Sey, and Krubally. It was reported that the remaining patients who had been tested were detected to still have a high viral load of the HIV Virus in their blood. The number of patients tested was not clear to our confidential source. As a result, the source could not confirm whether all 36 patients were tested. President Jammeh, after giving the patients their results went on to revealed that he is very unhappy with some of the patients and on three occasions he wanted to dismiss 3 - 4 people from the treatment for not following strict orders that are conditions of his treatment. He said it was with the intervention of Dr. Mbowe; Momodou Sanyang Managing Director of GRTS, and others who appealed to him not to dismiss these patients from the treatment. He further revealed that these few patients continue to engage in sexual activity while on his medication. The President cum doctor prohibited his patients from engaging in any sexual activity during the treatment process. He went on to joke that one month without having a nice time (sexual relations) cannot be compared to the stake at risk. The President further added that the reason why he was not using the Holy Quran during his treatment for 5 days was because, when he uses the Quran he exactly knows what his patients had been doing for the last few days which make him very upset. He stressed that he is helping them but still they continue to engage in sexual activities. He said nothing will prevent him from using the Quran and would dismiss any one who is having sex during the course of the treatment. He warned his patients not to take any thing from outsiders, be it a drink, or any of the liquids that is drinkable or applicable to their body. Finally, our confidential and reliable source concluded that it was not known who some of these patients were having sexual activity with as alleged by Jammeh. Skeptics to Jammeh's treatment had cautioned that the President's blunt declaration that he can cure HIV/AIDS would motivate others to engage in promiscuous activities. This could endanger the lives of many as the virus could be transmitted to other people. ..................POLICE ..ACCUSED OF EXCESSIVE FORCE ...................................By Fabakary B. Ceesay courtesy of Foroyaa................Posted march 20th, 2007 One Momodou Salieu Jallow, an accused person who appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Kanifing Magistrate Court on Thursday told the court that he was beaten by the police and that his money was stolen from him. Mr. Salieu Jallow is standing trial for allegedly assaulting one Abdourahaman Jallow at Bamboo Serrekunda. He pleaded not guilty. He told the court that he had spent eighteen days in police custody. He said that while he was in police cells a police officer beat him seriously during which his money and an amount of D350 was taken from him. He added that he sustained injures and a broken tooth. Mr. Jallow added that his three (3) cans of beer with some of his documents were taken. Police prosecutor 1st class 1781 Kinteh, denied his claims, saying, “he was drunk at the time of his arrest.” The accused said, “No I was drinking, but I was not drunk.” The prosecutor told the court that the accused has denied himself a police bail on several attempts by his relatives. Mr. Jallow admitted that he refused police bail because since his arrest, he was not charged and no statement was taken from him, “so I feel like I have no case,” he said. The Magistrate granted him bail in the sum of One Thousand Dalasi (D1000) and that he must provide a Gambian surety. 14 WOMEN CONVICTED ON ROGUE ....AND VAGABOND CHARGE ..........................By Yaya Bajo courtesy of Foroyaa........................Posted March 20th, 2007 Fourteen women were on Tuesday, sentenced to a fine of D1, 500 each or in default to serve one month in prison. The fourteen women were convicted on charges of rogue and vagabond by the Bundung Magistrate Court. According to the charge sheet, the accused were on the 7th day of March, 2007 around the TDA in the Kanifing Municipality and between the hours of 12 midnight and 1.30 am, found wandering, which led to the conclusion that they were there for illegal or disorderly purposes. The accused persons pleaded guilty. Narrating the facts before a crowded courtroom, prosecutor 772 Samba said that on the day in question, the police received a tip-off from the public that there were some ladies loitering around the TDA at odd hours. “The police then set for a special patrol from 12 midnight to 2.00am based on the information given to them by their informant. Upon their arrival at TDA, the accused persons were interrogated and none of them were able to give good reason (s) on why they were at the place,” he explained. 772 Samateh added that the accused persons were arrested and taken to Kotu police station where they were further questioned and none of them mentioned that they owned a business or are being employed at the area. He added that cautionary and voluntary statements were obtained from them and thereafter a criminal case file established against them. Delivering her judgment, Magistrate Amina Saho of the Bundung Magistrate Court said that the accused persons have liberty to go out, but it must be within the limits of the law. She therefore sentenced each to a fine of D1,500 or in default to serve one month in prison and are also expected to keep the peace for six months or in default to serve another one month in prison. © Copyright, 2006-2007: Gainako On-line Newspaper. Site Maintained by Gamway Computers |