By Politico staff writer
The High Court resident Judge in Kailahun district, Justice Francis Banks-Kamara has on Friday 7th May 2021 sentenced one Kholie Tamba to death by hanging.
According to report from the judiciary communication unit, the accused Tamba Kholie, on a date unknown in September 2018 in Nyadehum Mabarbu in Luawa Chiefdom, Kailahun District, murdered one Amara Koroma.
The accused first appeared before Justice Banks-Kamara for the offence of murder on 8th February 2021 for which judgment has been delivered with the jury unanimously returning a 'guilty verdict' for the one count indictment.
The case was prosecuted by State Counsel Daniel Mansaray while Patrick Kamara Esq from Legal Aid Board defended the accused.
Addressing the jurors, Justice Banks-Kamara said they should be able to understand the elements constituting murder. He described the act of the accused as "barbaric and does not resonate with 21st century civilized reasoning."
According to him, the act of the accused contravenes a cardinal provision in the Sierra Leone Constitution, Chapter 3 of Act No. 6 of 1991. He went on to say that the act of murder is unforgivable, adding that the judgment will serve as a deterrent to others who are hell-bent on derailing the peace in society.
Basing his judgment on the 'guilty verdict' returned by the jurors, Justice Banks-Kamara sentenced Tamba Kholie to death by hanging.
While thanking members of the jury for their commitment, the Judge assured that the cliche of 'justice delayed is justice denied' has no place in Kailahun. He said the vision of the Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards is to provide expeditious trials and to take justice closer to the people and which he is committed to achieving.
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