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The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has struck out the matter filed by Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah Esq against the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), Chief Electoral Commissioner, and Attorney General and Minister of Justice for non-compliance with the Supreme Court Rules 1982.
According to the letter, Augustine did not comply with Rule 90 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules and filed his statement of case out of time.
Earlier in October, Lawyer Marrah filed an application for the construction, interpretation, and enforcement of section 25 of the constitution of Sierra Leone Act No. 6 of 1991 in tender with section 2 of the Right to Access Information Act 2013.
Marrah was seeking access to unaggregated data results, specifically the Results Reconciliation Forms, from all 11,712 polling stations that formed the basis of ECSL’s announcement during the last general elections.
He argues that ECSL’s refusal to grant him access was both unlawful and unjust, violating his rights to freedom of expression and access to information as enshrined in the country’s constitution and the Right to Access Information Act of 2013.
Marrah mentioned that his legal action is not an attempt to challenge the election’s outcome but rather underscores the critical importance of transparency, accountability, and adherence to the rule of law in the electoral process.
As a layman on legal matters, I knew from the unset Marrah was not going to make headway in that matter. This is all the more reasons APC chose not to go to this current court dispensation to seek redress. This current governance establishment is a syndicate for a total discord to our nation’s peace and cohesion! Le we dae go nr mr
Hmmm 🤔 my friend, you are just waiting your precious time and precious in the current judiciary system of SL😳
Salone supreme Court dae under Maada Bio E thumb. All di judges dem none nor dae deliver di right justice ⚖️. Dem all corrupt.
My brother I pray u get the justice, transparency an accountability u seeking for….
May God deliver the justice system in that country Sierra Leone. I know this since that there will be no justice for lawyer Marrah. “God pass police oh”
Ooo salone!!!!!
That is understandable that no court case against the Ecsl or this government will be taken serious with this present judiciary, that’s the reason APC never wasted their time
APC murdered justice in Sierra Leone. Many thanks and appreciation to Maada Bio for instituting a transparent and reliable justice system.
Do you know that the Chief Justice and head of the supreme court is appointed by the president? Na Salone dis ooh! They say one cannot bite the finger that puts food into its mouth.
So for the unpatriotic swea pikin dem that were using the excuse that people who were not happy should go to the courts, what do they have to say to this? Rhetorical question really. You already knew how any election case in the courts would end up, that is why you were saying that is what people should do. Our country has a long way to go.