Independent presidential candidate Dr. Isatou Touray in a press release condemned the Gambian government's wish to withdraw and said it reflected current President Yahya Jammeh's rule:
Mgombea binafsi wa kiti cha Urais Dr. Isatou Touray katika mkutano na waandishi wa habari alishutumu kitendo cha serikali ya Gambia kusikitisha uanachama wa ICC na kusema kuwa uamuzi huo uliwakilisha aina ya uongozi wa Rais wa sasa Yahya Jammeh: