Why is Bai Mahmoud Bangura and Three Others Charged With a Defunct Law? A Case of Misprision of Treason

11 months ago

I was present at the High Court No.1 on Wednesday 7th February 2024, to witness as usual the Treason trial between Amadu Koita Makalo and eleven others versus the state. As soon as the twelve-man jury...

Is Misprision of Treason Still Part of The Laws in Sierra Leone?

11 months ago

I happened to be in Freetown in 1970/71 on holidays from the UK studying for the English Bar Exams at Gray Inn in London. During this period, the Treason case of Lansana and Eleven others was being heard...

Senior Lawyer Francis Gabbidon Urges Sierra Leone to Establish Ties With Israel

2 years ago

Senior lawyer and law lecturer at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Francis Gabbidon has urged the Sierra Leone Government to deepen their diplomatic ties with Israel. The senior lecturer...