By Politico staff writer
Prison authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a ban on a local watchdog over a report on a deadly prison riot last year.
The riot at the main maximum-security prison, the Freetown Correctional Center, better known by its original name as Pandemba Road prison has been described as the deadliest in the history of prison unrest in the country.
By Francis H. Murray
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a report on investigations into allegations of corruption against Parliament and its officials, announced that it could not reach the needed “evidential threshold” required by law to proceed with criminal prosecution.
By Politico Staff writer
In an effort to create a common ground to openly discuss corruption and corruption-related matters with citizens, the Anti-graft Agency’s Boss, Francis Ben Kaifala on Thursday 11th March engaged traditional leaders and government functionaries in Falaba district.
By prince J Musa in Kenema
The Management of Capitol trading company in Kenema have been accused of conniving with other people to steal ‘Lester generator’ from Eastern clinic rural development facility at Mobai in Kenema District.
By Saio Marrah
Member of Parliament, Abdul Karim Kamara, of constituency 059, Kambia District, has expressed concern over the Cybercrime Act 2020, noting that it is a sensitive bill and could be used by governments to oppress the oppositions and other people that are critical of a particular regime.
By Francis H. Murray
Salifu Fofana, the 5th prosecution witness in the murder trial of Vandy Senesie and Ibrahim Kamara for the alleged murder of Abubakarr Fofana has testified before Justice Adrian J. Fisher and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Freetown.
Led in evidence by State Prosecutor A. J. M Bockarie on Friday 12th March 2021, the witness admitted to knowing the deceased as his 27-year old son and recalled that he was at home in Freetown on the 20th February 2020 when at around 11pm he heard a knock on his backdoor.
By Francis H. Murray
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has with immediate effect suspended the services of the Consultant Pathologist at the Mortuary department of Connaught Government Hospital Dr. Simeon Owizz Koroma.
His suspension according to a letter from the ministry dated 11th March 2021, comes amid serious criticism with the way the department has been run over the period in light of deteriorating situation at the mortuary resulting to poor service delivery.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
