The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has announced that they will commence sitting on a matter involved the usage of the Proportional Representation (PR System) for the 2023 Multitier elections on Monday, 9th January, 2023.

The Judiciary made this announcement in statement issued today, Friday 6 December 2022.

“The Judiciary of Sierra Leone wishes to inform the general public that the Supreme Court matter between Honourable Abdul Kargbo, Councillor Hakiratu Maxwell-Caulker and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and the Electoral Commission will be presided over by the Honourable Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards and four other empanelled Honourable Justices. The panel will commence its first sitting on Monday, 9th January, 2023 at 10:00am prompt,” the statement reads.

It adds, “The matter was filed by J.F.K and Partners on behalf of Honourable Abdul Kargbo as First Plaintiff and Councillor Hakiratu Maxwell-Caulker as Second Plaintiff against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as First Defendant and the Electoral Commission as Second Defendant on the usage of the Proportional Representation (PR System) for the 2023 Multitier elections.”