By Nasratu Kargbo
The latest press review report by Media Reform Coordinating Group(MRCG)has indicated that several attacks such as online death threat, attempted assassination, and assaults amongst others have been made against journalists in Sierra Leone. However, the outcome of the investigations done so far remain unknown to the public.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai the Lawyer for Mohammed Kamarainba Mansaray has confirmed to Politico that his client has been granted bail on "compassionate grounds."
Speaking to Politico in an interview on 9th September this year, amidst social media posts about the release of the 2018 presidential Candidate for the opposition Alliance Democratic Party, who is serving a 32-year sentence for sexual penetration of a minor, Abdulai said his client is not well and cannot be in prison as he needs medical attention.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) last week convened a workshop that brought together key figures from Sierra Leone’s media landscape, to Review the Draft National Media and Information Policy.
The workshop was held at the Dohas Hotel in Bo on the 7th of September, 2023.
In his presentation, the National Coordinator of MRCG, Dr. Francis Sowa, emphasized that the document presented is a compilation of discussions on key issues that could inform future policy decisions.
By Politico Staff Writer
As its membership across the country assembled to deliberate on critical issues toward the progress of the organization, the Network of HIV Positives in Sierra Leone (NETHIPS), has vowed to curtail the chain of transmission of the disease in the country.
NETHIPS held this year’s Annual General Meeting with the theme “Adapting to a changing context”, in Kenema from the 6th - 7th September, 2023.
By Saio Marrah
Paul Daniel Koroma, a pastor, and Abubakarr Gbla have both been set free of sexual penetration charges in two separate cases at High No.6 in Freetown.
Before reading the verdict related to Koroma on the 8th of September 2023, Justice Cosmotina Jarret told the court that there were inconsistencies among prosecution witnesses one, two, three, and four, whilst also pointing out that the witnesses were all unavailable.
Thus, she said, “I have doubts as a judge as to whether the accused did the act.”
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
The Programme Director at World Hope International Anna Vines has confirmed that there are 1,044 (one thousand and forty-four) children benefitting from physiotherapy services across the country.
She made the disclosure during an interview with Politico, as she explained the significance of joining the world over to commemorate World Physiotherapy Day on the 8th of September 2023.
By Saio Marrah
Defence Witness Two (DW2) John Patrick Bangura in the on-going Hastings murder trial involving an accused police officer, Foday Alimamy Yillah over the killing of Alpha Kargbo, has testified in court that the deceased had a scuffle with the accused which saw bullets discharged from the gun.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
