Sierra Leone's parliament goes after judiciary
By Crispina Lois Cummings
The Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday summoned some officials of the judiciary of Sierra Leone on the basis of allegations contained in the 2011 auditor general’s report.
Acting Master and Registrar,Yayah Mansaray, a vote controller failed to show up, leaving members of the public accounts committee livid. The committee said they said “Mr. Mansaray has deliberately dodged the committee on several occasions. The judiciary has been playing hide and seek with the committee”.
$440 million to electrify MRU countries
Sierra Leone will be among four countries in the Mano River Union set to benefit from the West African Power Pool project (WAPP) worth US$ 440 million, according to Joseph Mayah, deputy-managing director of the Liberia electricity corporation.
He told a delegation from the WAPP-CLSG in Monrovia that upon completion the three countries would be electrified from neighboring Cote d'Ivoire through the Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone-Guinea (CLSG) energy project as mandated by an ECOWAS Energy protocol, signed in 1999.
ACC arrests immigration officer
Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Zacharia Koroma, assistant immigration officer on allegations of soliciting and accepting an advantage which means bribery.
It is alleged that on 20 August 2013, Koroma travelled from his post on Sanya border crossing point in the Tambaka Chiefdom, Bombali District to Makeni where he obtained money from four Chinese Nationals in the guise of Miner’s Residential Fees and Registration for Foreign Nationals.
Sierra Leone magistrate warns criminals
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Presiding magistrate of Court No. 2 in Freetown, who says his duty is to protect society, yesterday sounded livid while discouraging criminals from perpetuating themselves on society.
He was reacting to statements made by a defense lawyer, Emmanuel Teddy Koroma, whiles making a bail application in an alleged robbery with aggravation matter on 28 August.
He stood in for three accused persons alleged to have conspired to rob with aggravation one Sajah Alieu Bah in eastern Freetown on Friday 16 August this year.
Sierra Leonean ‘fake lawyer’ awaits ruling
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
The case involving Sulaiman Kargbo, who allegedly posed as a legal practitioner, carrying the name M. S. Kargbo ESQ and acting on behalf of clients Tamba Sulaiman Chendeka and Alhaji Musa Sherriff, has been adjourned for a possible ruling.
The accused is currently under preliminary investigations for nine counts of “unqualified person practising as a legal practitioner, causing money to be paid with intent to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses”.
Parliament probes Immigration, NRA
By Crispina Lois Cummings
Parliamentary public accounts committee on Tuesday probed transactions between the Immigration Departmentand the National Revenue Authority regardingclaims in the 2010/2011 auditor general’s report.
Deputy Auditor General, Tamba Momoh, said revenue from the sale of passports and passport forms for the period under review was more than the amount deposited in the bank. He said there was a shortfall of Le 115 million.
