State House Hires Top Lawyers to Sue Chernoh Bah And Africanist Press
- By Sorie Abubakar |
- 2 years ago |
The Sierra Leone Government has commenced legal actions against US based News publisher, Africanist Press and it’s Editor, Chernoh Bah over reports it described as defaming, libeling and slandering their reputations.
Senior State House Officials who spoke to AYV News said the New Direction led Government of Sierra Leone have contracted the services of their legal teams to file a litigation against the Africanist Press and its team.
ALSO READ: Samura Kamara Speaks on Corruption Allegations Under President Maada Bio
The Africanist Press has been lately put on the line for publishing what some people have described as ‘Dirty Data’, an uncleaned and unverified data or information and circulated on social media.
🔥 Join Sierraloaded WhatsApp group for Latest Sierra Leone News, Sports & Entertainment Updates - CLICK HERE
🔥 Follow Sierraloaded on Facebook | Facebook Group | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Telegram | YouTube | LinkedIn
🔥 Support Sierraloaded Nationwide Coverage of Sierra Leone 2023 Elections
Critics say many of such data cannot be relied upon as evidence to prove alleged corruption acts. This is what Africanist Press has been using to libel, defame and slander senior state officials including the First Lady Mrs. Fatima Bio and the Chief Minister Professor David Francis.
Some of the allegations against Mrs Bio, include claims that she received nearly Le30 billion Leones (almost US$3 million) of government funds in less than three years after the inauguration of her husband, Julius Maada Bio as president of Sierra Leone in May 2018.
ALSO READ: Sylvia Blyden Exposes The Failure of Former President Koroma
- Advertisement -
Similarly, a damning report show how the Office of the Chief Minister of Sierra Leone spent over Le34.2 billion Leones (more than US$3.4 million) in less than three years, despite the fact that President Maada Bio was elected into office in 2018 under the guise of ending the corrupt practices of his predecessor, as well as promising to close all loopholes and leakages in ministerial and public spending.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
Comment
No comments found.