BUBA CEESAY STILL DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL AT NIA

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By Mustapha Jallow Mr Buba Ceesay, who is residing at Tabokoto is still under detentionBuba Ceesay at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) detention centre in Banjul without arraignment before a court of law or release, according to a source. The senior Customs Officer, attached to the Banjul InternationalAirport, has been under detention since his arrest on Monday, 24 August, 2015, said a source. Family members say that none of them knows the reason(s) why he was put behind bars. They say access has been given to them to be taking food and other needs to him at NIA. The family is still calling on the said authorities to immediately come to their aid and release their loved one. According to a family source, Mr. Ceesay, was on the verge of travelling out of the country on a mission when he received a phone call from someone who asked him to report to the airport. The source added that he was picked up and taken to the NIA headquarters in Banjul, where he is still being held for more than 72 hours without release beyond what is required by section 19 of the Constitution regarding the detention of a person.]]>