By Politico staff writer
As bilateral relationship between Sierra Leone and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia tightens, the Kingdom has announced plans to open an Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The announcement was made by the Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs, Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan, during a courtesy visit by Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
The trial of 5 accused persons implicated in several criminal charges that resulted in the missing of over 14 billion Leones at the First International Bank now Vista Bank commenced at the High Court in Freetown on the 16th August 2021.
The trial had initially started as a preliminary investigation with six accused persons at the Pademba Road Magistrate Court in Freetown. Magistrate Mark Ngegba had ruled that all accused persons except one Joseph Chibuze Peters had a case to answer at the High court.
By Politico staff writer
A standoff between business owners and the Bo city council yesterday 17th August 2021 led to the close of businesses in Bo, southern Sierra Leone. The clash between the two groups according to report happened after the two parties had signed a communique on the 6th of August 2021 to decongest the roads.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Milton Margai Technical University’s administration has banned the Students’ Union election which was scheduled for Friday 20th August 2021. When asked whether the election was banned due to an incident involving a female presidential candidate who was allegedly stripped naked, the Principal Dr. Philip Kanu told Politico that the issue of the female candidate was not the only reason; citing also what he said was the chaotic nature of the campus then.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay has denied bail to 16 men accused of robbery, conspiracy, rape and sexual violence at the High Court in Freetown after the prosecution led in two factual witnesses.
Amadu Turay, Abdul Gibao and 14 others were on the 17th August 2021 arraigned in court on 14 count charges all contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.
By Saio Marrah
As a way of preventing multinational Corporations like mining and telecommunications companies from dodging government’s taxation, Movement against Inequality-Sierra Leone (MAI-SL), with support from Oxfam, has embarked on training of civil societies that would enable them advocate to the government for the development of a regulation or act on Transfer Pricing (TP). The theme for the event was ‘building on government action to reduce inequality.’
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
54 foreign nationals and nine Sierra Leoneans have been arraigned before Kenema Magistrate Court No.1 on multiple charges, with the non-citizens facing a charge of illegal entry into Sierra Leone.
According to the particulars of offence, the accused were arrested on the 22nd of July 2021 at No.16 school drive, IDA in Kenema following a tip off about very unusual and suspicious events happening at the said address.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
