The Clerk of Sierra Leone Parliament, Dr. Paran Umar Tarawally has submitted a report of Wednesday 23 November 2022 mass brawl in the well of Parliament.
The report was submitted to the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Abass Bundu to be acted upon.
“Mr. Speaker, Hon. Members, I hereby report that on 23 November instant, there was an attack on the Chamber of Parliament by Members of Parliament and some strangers in the Speaker’s Gallery. As a result of this attack, the sittings of 23 November was disrupted; persons injured; and properties destroyed,” the Clerk of Parliament stated.
He noted that, “from eye witnesses, coupled with official Parliamentary footages captured by our CCTV cameras, cameramen and ICT Department, the following persons are considered perpetrators of the November 23″ attack on the Chamber of Parliament:
(a) Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma of Constituency 048
(b) Hon. Lahai Marah Constituency 042
(c) Hon. Abdul Karim Koroma Constituency 059
(d) The Driver of Hon. Kellie of Lungi.”
Hon. Paran Tarawallie further disclosed that Invitations have already been issued for the said perpetrators to be interviewed by the Police. He then informed the Speaker that the Inspector General of Police has requested him through his Office to release the above listed MPs for investigation.
He added that the Criminal Investigation Department has visited Parliament and compiled inventory of properties destroyed during the 23rd November attack.
“The malicious damage to Parliamentary properties by the said MPs to the tune of NLe380,000,” the Clerk of Parliament stated.
Check out the report below: