Gambia's Jammeh criticizes foreign pressure
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gambia's outgoing president Yahya Jammeh has criticized foreign pressure for him to step down and called on Gambians to wait for a Supreme Court decision to determine the credibility of the Dec. 1 elections that he lost.
Jammeh, in a speech late Tuesday night, said Gambians can resolve the crisis without "undue foreign interference." He said the country should await the Supreme Court decision on a petition filed against elections that saw Jammeh lose to opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow.
Gambia's Supreme Court says it cannot hear the case until May.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jammeh called for no arrests during the postelection period and criticized a call by the West African regional bloc for him to step down.
Barrow has said he will go forward with his inauguration on Jan. 19.