Police in Devizes, England, twice arrested a man for allegedly using  racially abusive comments on a Gambian and Polish nationals at their work place recently, police sources said.

Sainey Camara ( aka Charlie), a Gambian and a bar manager at the Bear Hotel in Devizes, told police that the individual had came to the hotel and asked for a Polish co-worker of Camara. When told that the co-worker had traveled to Poland he remarked: "I hope they don't come back. We don't need them here. And even you Charlie, you should go back from where you come from - Africa.  We don't need you here!" Camara reported.

The individual was invited and detained by the police on March 26th and was later released on medical grounds as he was said to be unfit for police questioning. He was then re-arrested on April 3rd after his medical treatment so as to give his own account of the alleged incident. Police arrested him for two racially aggravated harassment criminal offences on both nationals.

In a telephone interview with this reporter, head of Devizes police, Inspector Andrew Noble, said: "The individual had made comments that are construed to be racially abusive and when contacted by the hotel, he threatened to assault Sainey Camara." According  to Inspector Andrew, the police are currently making detailed enquiries about the case and obtaining a number of statements from witnesses.

He said they have got a handful of witnesses and as they dug further into the case, they keep finding more witnesses. "Once that's done, we will present the findings to the Crime Prosecution Service lawyer for the appropriate charges," the police boss hinted. Further more, according to Inspector Noble the individual had been placed on a police conditional bail with protective measures on his behavior.

The individual's next police appearance is on May 7th, 2009 to determine the outcome of the investigation and any charges to be levied, if any. Until then, he is not to have any direct contact with the alleged victims nor will he be allowed to come to their work place. "If he breaches these protective measures, he would be arrested immediately," Inspector Noble warned.

Meanwhile, Sainey Camara revealed that the police had visited his home to check on his well-being. A victim support group has also offered its support to Mr. Camara. The Gambia High Commission, when contacted, said they have no knowledge of the alleged incident and urged to be kept abreast with developments.