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By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone’s ruling party controlled-parliament wasted no time on Friday to swear-in nine new MPs following a landmark High Court ruling that stripped the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) of the seats.

All nine new Members belong to the governing Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), which had petitioned the APC MPs over procedural matters leading to their elections in the March 2018 polls.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Sierra Leone Police have arrested dozens of opposition All Peoples Congress party supporters in front of their party headquarters in Freetown.

The scuffle broke out between party supporters and Police following a ruling by the High Court which stripped 10 APC Members of Parliament (MP) of their seats.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Ten parliamentarians of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) have lost their seats after a petition verdict handed down by Justices Komba Kamanda and Mohamed Stevens of the high court of Sierra Leone.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

A latest survey done in Freetown has shown that 21% of prostitute in the capital are children. The research which was done by Pink Power Organization and Brighter Horizon Project also revealed that most of these children had their first sexual experience through rape.

The research shows that these children who constitute this category fell within the age bracket of 11 and 15.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has vowed to push on with the trial of Captain Patrick Edwin Kamara, in absentia.

Kamara, who is facing a court martial over missing arms and ammunition, was under detention at the military Custodial Center at Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown, from where he reportedly escaped.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Justice Biobele Georgewill has reversed his decision demanding the physical appearance of persons of interest in front of the Commissions of Inquiry.

“I hold that the right of persons of interest to decline to give any response to any evidence led by the State is inalienable and therefore, this commission will refrain from trampling upon or interfering with such inalienable rights of persons of interest,” he said in a statement read to the court on Thursday.

By Prince j Musa in Kenema

The management of Eastern Polytechnic has been accused of tax evasion involving Le2.2 billion.

The money is said to be deductions made from salaries of staff of the Kenema-based learning institution for a period between 2018 and 2019.

The National Revenue Authority (NRA) said the college owes it Le1.8 billion for six months in 2018 and Le400 million for the months of March and April of 2019.