By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Reliable sources in the judiciary have confirmed that the alleged rape case involving sacked deputy minister of education, Mahmoud Tarawallie, has been committed to the Freetown High Court for trial.
Magistrate Tonia Barnet on Friday committed the matter for trial in the High Court despite a no-case submission by lawyer Sulaiman Kabbah Koroma.
Police in Pujehun have confirmed a report made to them against the Chairman of the Pujehun District Council, Sadiq Sillah.
The head of the Family Support Unit, Constable Lahai Koroma told Politico that they received a complaint yesterday and that a medical form had been issued to the complainant whom he said had a swollen face an eye with blood clot. He said they were investigating the matter.
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
One of the health officials indicted by the Sierra Leone Anti Corruption Commission for alleged misappropriation of donor funds who was convicted in September this year has been sent to prison to serve a 3-year jail term.
Dr. Michael Mathew Amara was tried on 27 counts of misappropriation of donor funds from the GAVI Alliance international. He stood a single trial before the then High Court judge John Bosco Katutsi.
By Mohamed Vandi in Pujehun
Police Local Unit Commander in Pujehun has promised to make up for what he said were serious security lapses in the whole of Pujehun district, southern Sierra Leone.
Superintendent Nathaniel Brewah said that “there are high cases of lawlessness in the district, especially among bike riders” adding that “most motor bikes are unregistered and the riders are without licenses. Besides, the use of helmet is not common”.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
