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His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio has appointed Hon. Dr Fatmata Hassan, a former member of Parliament for the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) for the Tonkolili District, who was accused of killing the Acting Editor of For Di People Newspaper.
Harry Yansaneh died on 28 July 2005 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, when he was killed after being beaten up by a group of men.
Yansaneh accused the men of working for his landlord, Fatamata Hassan Komeh (who was a Member of Parliament for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party), who had been trying to evict the paper from their building because of reports critical of the government.
Although Komeh and two other men were arrested after Yansaneh’s death, no charges were eventually brought.
On the 26th of August 2005, a verdict of involuntary manslaughter was pronounced on six people, including Hon. Dr Fatmata Hassan and her three children, following an inquest presided over by Magistrate Adrian Fisher, acting as Coroner.
Hon.Hassan, Olu Campbell, and Reginald Bull were detained on August 26. All three suspects were released on bail on August 30, pending a separate trial. Police said they would seek the extradition of Hassan’s two sons and a daughter from the United Kingdom.
“Though we cannot say that he was killed by the Komehs (Hassan’s children) and Reginald Bull, the death of Harry Yansaneh was involuntary manslaughter,” the inquest ruled.
Hassan’s two sons and daughter, and Bull attacked Yansaneh, it said. The extent of his injuries was not clear at the time. He was not hospitalized.
“The death was accelerated by the beating which Yansaneh suffered,” the inquest added.
Before the attack, Hassan sought to evict For Di People and five other independent newspapers from the offices they had rented from her late husband for many years. For Di People’s offices were also vandalized.
Local journalists said the attack might have been motivated by the newspaper’s criticism of the SLPP and the government. Yansaneh had taken over as senior editor following the imprisonment of For Di People’s editor and publisher, Paul Kamara, in October 2004. Kamara was convicted of “seditious libel” and sentenced to two years in jail for articles that criticized President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.
The government ordered the inquest following strong local and international pressure. The Sierra Leone Journalists Association said it was satisfied with the proceedings and with the outcome.
Source: Gleaner Newspaper
More investigation is needed here. As the president has advisors who before this appointment vet the moral, technical, and management skills of these appointees. The Sierra Leone police should be more open on the said case.
How wuna na APC propagandist? Even something that’s not news worthy, about former president, or those inactive representatives you make as it’s anything good. And everything about SLPP, without common sense or investigation you post.
I don’t know what’s important of Ernest talking at any organization as ( elderly former president) can do for salone. Or the mayor without any legacy for five-year. It’s better, you give them better advice on how to improve the life of the people. As history shall judge them.
How teh now u nor know say, na pa shiaki em recklessness dae still fallah APC en salone so?
Take sir Milton, everything about independence he’s mentioned. Pa kabbah, ended rebel war.
But what’s the legacy, of sir Albert, or Momoh and Ernest? The achievement he couldn’t get for 10+ years with every authority. Even dumbest knows that the engagement of former leaders everywhere is zero. Even in advance countries. There are former leaders in Africa that cares about atleast their communities. Take obasango, Jerry-Rawlings, Johnson- sirleaf, etc. Their contributions is not about the world, but everywhere in their home country.
Do ya ouna fen tin post ya sierra loaded ouna mama deh get sweh oo
I have said this time without number,this institution was created by by APC members.Sierraleoded are hiding behind their fingers.What is wrong appointing this woman. Everything,they report here is against this government. They managed to report good of this when they don’t have any options.This media out is full of cheap Sierra Leoneans who can sell there integrity and even their lives.They are bias in reporting.Look at there headlines on APC issues, beautiful headlines.I only know about Sierra loaded in 2019.It was created to fight this government.But little do they know,God almighty has hands in this government.These are media house that are against Sierra Leonean women.
Good afternoon, people of sierra leone. I just want to say this, and I mean it. Some sierra leoneans are not blessed, no respect for mothers, fathers, their leaders because of politics. My people, put politics aside and go back to the old days, loves, respects, and have human connections, it pays. Also comes to leaders, you read Romans 13: 1 to 10. I commend you to read it. This is your nation, sierra leone. No white man can make it better for you except you, brothers and sisters. Unless you want to be a slave again. I rest my case. God bless my people, and God bless sierra leone. Amen.