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Lawyers to Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma have 21 days to present a new medical report on his health status, a court ruled in Freetown on Wednesday.
This ruling follows the former president’s failure to appear in court despite being granted bail on medical grounds.
Koroma who is currently facing a four-count charge including treason, was permitted to travel to Nigeria in January to address his health issues. This decision was based on a bail application filed by his legal team, led by Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, citing medical grounds.
During the court session on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Magistrate Court No. 2 on Pademba Road in Freetown, PPrincipal State Prosecutor Ahmed Bockarie highlighted Koroma’s absence, as per the court’s previous order. Bockarie urged the magistrate to inquire about the reasons for Koroma’s non-appearance.
In response, defense lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara referred to an affidavit filed with the court, signed by sureties Mr. Minkailu Mansaray and Mr. Osman Foday Yansaneh. He emphasized paragraphs four and six, particularly the latter, of the affidavit.
Bockarie contested the content of the affidavit, insisting that the sureties should inform the court about Koroma’s whereabouts.
Responding to Magistrate Bangura’s query about Koroma’s condition, Minkailu Mansaray acknowledged Koroma’s departure to Nigeria for medical attention. Mansaray explained that they were awaiting detailed information on Koroma’s current medical condition and requested the court’s patience.
While Bockarie urged the defense and sureties to commit to a specific date for Koroma’s court appearance, lawyer Kamara objected, asserting that such calls were the magistrate’s responsibility, not the prosecution’s.
Magistrate Bangura sided with Kamara and ordered the defense and sureties to submit the former president’s medical report within a three-week period, scheduling the next court hearing for March 27, 2024, to continue the trial.
Since this man was apprehended our country is now peaceful, enemy of the state.
These guys are joker’s these 21days will collapse nothing thing will come out of this, you better think about other ideas to excise, return is not an option here. 🙄
The Sierra Leone government want to fool us the innocent citizens. They know everything that’s happening within themselves including the so call judiciary.
This na boku talk normor for fool d people
How ever many distance for traveler most be the end!!!
Former president Koroma try to behaves like states man.
I no that you will not surrender nor change from ur evil dids unless till your last breathe
The integrity of our legal system and honesty , dignity of our political apparatus is in jeopardy. Some of us know that the kleptocratic and disgraced former president will not come back to face justice. He’s such a coward. If our serious committed president, Bio had done such, he would have been 6 feet below.
This government is kidding to us ( citizens) we’re tired of hearing such stories. Let them don’t divert our attention from the sky rocketed toll gate prices.
Sierra Leone has gone to doom, is like a river with nowhere to grip, because if the judiciary we depend on has compromised
I’m real SLPP supporter from Moyamba District, our SLPP people in the state has disappointed the people of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone is bigger than all of us, according to the Constitution of Sierra Leone any one who commit a treason he/she i.e life imprisonment, they killed our families,Papa Government you want to set them Free,we are looking at you.
Some of us are not happy with this hide and seek game , mind you we are dealing with disgruntled politicians who has vowed to deray any tangible development therefore their case must be treated with all seriousness which is lacking on the defense side. Mr magistrate we are urging you and your good office to deliver justice as we cannot continue mourning our beloved Galant officers who were killed by reckless brainwashed hooligans and their sponsors.
BY ALL MEANS OR AT ALL COST DECEITFUL EBK MUST COME BACK AND STAND TRIAL FOR THE LAWS TO PROVE HIS INNOCENT.
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