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| A few private citizens who own tinted vehicles told The North Bank Evening Standard the deadline “is too short” (Photo credit: Agency). |
The Gambia’s Ministry of Interior on April 27, 2013 banned vehicles with tinted glasses from plying the roads across the country.
However, the Ministry fall-short of
giving full details as to what motivated such an immediate decision scheduled
for enforcement within 72 hours (April 29).
In this new directive, the President, his
cabinet, top state security officers, diplomatic corps, speaker and deputy
speaker of the National Assembly, local chiefs among others are exempted,
Police Spokesperson ASP David Kujabi told State TV, GRTS, on Friday.
Too short
Kujabi explained that the private sector
can get clearance from the Inspector General of Police for their official cars
only. A similar ban has not been fully implemented over the years. However,
Kujabi said this latest directive will be fully enforced.
A few private
citizens who own tinted vehicles told The North Bank Evening Standard the
deadline “is too short”.
“The government
knows very well that changing vehicles’ glasses comes with a financial cost,
and I cannot understand why they have given only two days for us to comply with
the order,” said a 33 year old who did not want to be named.
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| The Gambia's Minister of Interior, Osman Sonko |
On April 19, The
Gambia’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, PURA, banned companies
and individual Internet Cafe operators from offering dating and Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) services as a “commercially available service” to
Gambians.
But, the Dakar-based ARTICLE 19 West Africa said
the PURA order failed to meet the three part test (ordered by a court, have a
legitimate aim, and not restrict free expression) set by international
standards for restriction on freedom of expression.
“The fact that the use of VoIP services is being prohibited in order to benefit phone companies is a concern,” ARTICLE 19 said,
while calling on PURA “to immediately repeal the order in its entirety”.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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