Rights activist Sheriff Kijera blasted President Barrow's government for hiding details about selling former dictator Jammeh's property. The former Victims Center chairman told reporters his group never helped decide which assets to sell. Government officials only talked to them about Jammeh's Maryland house, worth 3 million dollars. Ministers promised that 1 million dollars from that sale would help victims receive compensation payments. Kijera said leaders made all other property decisions without asking victims what they wanted.
Government records show officials sold Jammeh's belongings worth 1.4 billion dalasi, but victims received just 38 million dalasi. Truth commission experts recommended 237 million dalasi to help more than 1,000 recognized victims recover. Victims still need 199 million dalasi to cover their full compensation amounts. Kijera criticized cabinet ministers for making secret deals about the former dictator's wealth. He demanded that leaders tell citizens who bought which properties and how much money each sale brought.
Kijera's Accountability Project plans to sue the government for refusing to release complete asset information. He wants an independent commission to investigate how officials handled Jammeh's stolen wealth. Kijera said lawmakers cannot properly examine this issue because President Barrow dismisses audit reports. Citizens deserve honest answers about where their former leader's money went. Barrow cannot claim he knows nothing about these suspicious property sales.
Government records show officials sold Jammeh's belongings worth 1.4 billion dalasi, but victims received just 38 million dalasi. Truth commission experts recommended 237 million dalasi to help more than 1,000 recognized victims recover. Victims still need 199 million dalasi to cover their full compensation amounts. Kijera criticized cabinet ministers for making secret deals about the former dictator's wealth. He demanded that leaders tell citizens who bought which properties and how much money each sale brought.
Kijera's Accountability Project plans to sue the government for refusing to release complete asset information. He wants an independent commission to investigate how officials handled Jammeh's stolen wealth. Kijera said lawmakers cannot properly examine this issue because President Barrow dismisses audit reports. Citizens deserve honest answers about where their former leader's money went. Barrow cannot claim he knows nothing about these suspicious property sales.
