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By Francis H. Murray

Justice Monfred Sesay of the High Court in Freetown has in a court order directed to the Inspector- General of Police, recommended Detective Police Constable (DPC) 4013 Mohamed Jusu for promotion to the level of Assistant Superintendent of Police.

Justice Sesay made the recommendation while presiding over an ongoing criminal matter last Wednesday 4 November, involving the alleged murder of one Hajah Rosalyn Pabai by three accused persons who face a two-count indictment of conspiracy to murder and murder.

By Francis H. Murray

Magistrate Hannah Bonnie in Freetown has sent on remand one Berro Kabba, who’s alleged to have deposited human faeces inside a mosque on Wilkinson Road in Freetown.

The accused, a Guinean national, made his first appearance before Magistrate Bonnie on Wednesday 4^th November, where he faces a two-count charge of insanitary and entering Sierra Leone without a valid travelling certificate.

The British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Simon Mustard, recently held a small socially distanced breakfast to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The day was commemorated on the 2^nd November.

Mr Mustard used the event he hosted at his resident in Freetown to showcase his government’s support for media freedom in the country.

By Francis H. Murray

The suspects in one of the most prickly cases of rape in Sierra Leone have been set free by the High Court.

The death of teenager, Hannah Bockarie in 2015 provoked public outrage and demonstrations, amidst calls for action against rising cases of rape in the country at the time. Ms Bockarie, a sex worker, was raped, murdered and her body dumped at the Aberdeen Beach, near Lumley.  

Women’s groups and rights campaigners took to the streets of Freetown to call for justice for her deaths.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Some 6.2 million people in Sierra Leone face moderate or severe food insecurity, data attributed to the United Nations reveals.

The revelation was made on Thursday by officials from the UN country, during a session that brought together lawmakers and food and agriculture stakeholders.

Issuance of the long awaited new national Identification (ID) card will commence by the end of the year, according to the Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Mohamed Massaquoi.

By Francis H. Murray

Tam Foday, a middle aged man who is alleged to have sexually penetrated a 13 year-old girl, has told a court that he had a bitter confrontation with the father of the alleged victim who in turn brought up the allegation of sexual penetration against him.

The accused appeared before Justice Manuela Harding last Tuesday at the High Court in Freetown, at the start of his defence, which followed the close of the prosecution’s case involving a one count indictment of sexual penetration against him.