ACC Indicts Government Lawyer, One Other For Corruption
Deborah Sorie The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced the indictment of Raymond Frank Williams and Fatmata Madallo Sesay on five counts of corruption offences.
Williams, a First Grade Officer in the Law Officers Department of the Attorney General, resides at 121 Kissy Road, Freetown. Sesay is a resident of Thaimu Bangura Drive, Barbadorie, Freetown.
Sesay faces one count of Giving an Advantage to a Public Officer and one count of Offering an Advantage to a Public Officer, both under the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008, amended by the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019.
Williams is charged with one count of Accepting an Advantage, one count of Abuse of Office, and one count of Use of Office for Advantage by a Public Officer, also under the amended Anti-Corruption Act.
According to the ACC, between October 1 and October 30, 2022, Sesay allegedly gave Williams 1.5 million old Leones to facilitate the filing and registration of a Testamentary Will prepared by the late Abdul Rahman Sesay.
The ACC has reiterated its commitment to tackling corruption at all levels within Sierra Leone.