Gambia: Inmates Should Also Have Right to Vote

8 November 2018

As the public consultation of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) gains momentum in Lower Nuimi District of the North Bank Region, Kebba Jagne, a native of Madina Serign Mass has suggested that there should be a provision in the new constitution that will allow prison inmates the right to vote in elections.

"Inmates should be also be given the opportunity to vote in Gambian elections despite the crimes that they might have committed. Their crimes should not deter them from participating in the elections of the country," he said

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