By Saio Marrah
Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens has ordered state prosecutors in the manslaughter case involving Ikubolaje Nicol, former manager of SKYE Bank, Sierra Leone, to produce all their remaining four witnesses on Tuesday 25th June, 2024 when the trial resumes.
He said it does not imply that all the four witnesses would testify on that day, but he would like to see them and the court would then determine whether they would all proceed or not, based on their strength.
This order came after the judge expressed dissatisfaction that the prosecution produced just one witness in court for cross-examination and re-examination lasting only about five minutes.
State prosecutor Aruna Jalloh told the judge that the state will comply.
As part of the proceeding state witness, Hassan Bangura told the court that medical doctors, Simeon Owizz Koroma and others present during postmortem exercise on the remains of Sinnah Kai Kargbo, expressed different opinions. He gave no further details on that issue.
Under cross-examination by Lawyer Roland Wright, Bangura, a senior crime officer of the Sierra Leone Police said as a photographer, he was present throughout the postmortem exercise together with defence lawyers.
During re-examination by lawyer Aruna Jalloh the witness told the court that he was not a medical doctor.
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