Gambia: Is It Wise to Commence Court Proceedings for Politically Motivated Conflicts?

Politically motivated conflicts are bound to occur after every election. Such conflicts may or may not lead to violent confrontation. Civic education needs to be conducted to prevent or minimise politically motivated conflicts. When they occur efforts should be made to resolve them in an amicable manner to prevent civil strife.

If they are addressed through prosecution communities are further divided into camps which are likely to distance themselves from each other thus hampering national unity.

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