Does Jammeh have the right to go home?
The justice minister accused Mr Jammeh's supporters of "political brinkmanship" because they knew he would not actually go home.. "They [Mr Jammeh and his supporters] are sure as daylight that he is not coming back, although if he ever does come back, he will face immediate arrest and the most serious charges," Mr Tambadou told the BBC. Ousman Rambo Jatta, the interim leader of Mr Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party, recently told the BBC's Focus on Africa that Mr Jammeh should be allowed to return and without facing prosecution. Mr Jatta said that the former president had the right to go back home. After losing the 2016 election to Mr Barrow, Mr Jammeh signed an agreement brokered by the UN, regional body Ecowas and the African Union in 2017, in which he agreed to give up power and go into exile but he could return to The Gambia at any time he wished. However, the Gambian government does not recognise this agreement. Mr Jatta said that arresting Mr Jammeh would lead to "bloodshed". "Nobody will dare to arrest him," he added.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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