Barrow threatens MP after protest in Banjul
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
Gambian President Adama Barrow threatened Banjul North MP Modou Lamin B. Bah after he took part in a youth protest outside the presidential palace. The lawmaker, who denounced an infringement of democratic freedoms, says the gathering was peaceful and protected by the Constitution, according to Kerr Fatou.
Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened Banjul North MP Modou Lamin B. Bah with severe consequences for accompanying young people at a protest at State House in Banjul. Barrow described his participation as a “serious offence” and an act of treason, Kerr Fatou reports.
The MP responded that he would not be silenced. The president threatened him after he took part in the youth-organised protest.
The confrontation follows a Gambian MP’s call for the presidential tour to be repaid on 14 October. It comes amid tensions between the president and his opponents, after the Gambian UDP accused Barrow of campaigning illegally on 10 October.
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