The Anti-Corruption Commission has indicted Julian Clarke and Sallieu Kargbo of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority on various corruption offences.
A press statement published by the Commission revealed that the two were indicted on a total of Nine counts of corruption offences bordering on Abuse of Office, contrary to Section 42 (1), Deceiving a Principal, contrary to Section 40 (1), and Conspiracy to Commit a Corruption Offence, contrary to Section 128 (1), of the Anti-Corruption Act, No. 12 of 2008 as Amended by the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2019.
“The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on 2nd February, 2021, filed an indictment against JULIAN CLARKE, Human Resource Manager, Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), and of 8 John Lane, Off Campbell Street, Freetown; and *SALLIEU KARGBO, Senior Finance Officer SLCAA, and of 19 City Road, Wellington, Freetown,” the statement reads.
According to the statement, Julian Clarke is indicted on 7 (Seven) counts of Abuse of Office, while Sallieu Kargbo and Julian Clarke are jointly charged on 1 (One) count of Deceiving a Principal and 1 (One) count of Conspiracy to Commit a Corruption Offence.
According to the particulars of offence, between 1st January and 30th December, 2020, the two conspired and deceived the Government of Sierra Leone by authoring and signing a bundle of documents containing false information which were forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Turkish Embassy for the purposes of facilitating the issuance of Turkish Visas to certain individuals who were purported to be staff of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, knowing fully well that they were not.
The indicted persons are expected to make their first appearance in the High Court in Freetown on 16th February, 2021.
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