September 11 Protest: Magistrate Hadiru Daboh Remands 43

Magistrate Hadiru Daboh has ordered the detention of 43 individuals at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre on charges including Unlawful Procession, Riotous Conduct, and Disorderly Behavior, among others.

The 43 accused were brought before the Court to answer to five Counts to wit, Conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to law; Unlawful Possession contrary to section 17 (3) of the Public Order Act No. 46 of 1964; Riotous Conduct, contrary to Section 12(a) of the Public Order Act No. 46 of 1965 and Disorderly Behaviour, contrary to Section 12(a) of the Public Order Act No. 46 of 1965 as repealed and replaced by Act No. 15 of 1973.

It is alleged that on the 11th day of September 2023 at the east end of Freetown Judicial District in the Western Rural of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the 43 accused persons conspired together and with other persons unknown to commit a crime to wit, Unlawful Procession without lawful authority.

The matter was Prosecuted by DSP E.A. Deen. Representing the accused persons were Lawyers; M.Baratey, L.J Kamara, M.W.Jalloh, A.Turay, A.B Kamara, A.Kamara, M.Y Kallon.

Magistrate Hadiru Daboh refused bail and adjourned the matter to the 21st September, 2023.

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Mohamed Kamara | 2023-09-15 15:35:21

This is a government that uses VIOLENCE to solve problems in this country. Maada Bio's PAOPA regime does not know how to negotiate with the people of Sierra Leone as a way to solve problems. As far as Sierra Leone is concerned PEACEFULL DEMONSTRSTIONS do not constitute a CRIME. In Sierra Leone, Maada Bio and his PAOPA security forces have very little respect for the Constitution of Sierra Leone which gives people the rights to demonstrate peacefully. However, the PAOPA security forces talk and give more respect to the PUBLIC ORDER ACT than the Sierra Leone constitution. The police fail to understand that even the Public Order Act does not permit the police to shoot and kill protesters. If Maada Bio were not a notorious killer and hardened criminal, he would have advised his killer forces to stop KILLING demonstrators. For me, It were better for Maada Bio, as leader to sit down with protesters and discuss issues raised by them rather than killing them. " ...This is a violent way to prevent violence." or what the ordinary Sierra Leonean say "...fire nor dae hot fire.." Maada Bio failed to understand that all those people he killed have equal rights like him in Sierra Leone. They are citizens like him and have the right to occupy the position he is guiding now. The late Alhaji Ahmed Tejan Kabba said Sierra Leoneans should resolve to STOP using VIOLENCE to solve political issues. Maada Bio is a crude man who thinks he can only use violence to achieve his planned objectives. Maada Bio fails to understand that this is now a Democratic Sierra Leone. You cannot take us back to the seventies (70s ). Maada Bio please think twice before you go one step. Lontha! Lontha!! Okay.