The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has announced that the Michaelmas Criminal Sessions of the High Court will officially open in Freetown on Tuesday, 17th September 2024. The opening ceremony will take place...
The recent launch of the Justice Sector and Reform Strategy 2024-2030 by His Excellency the President marks yet another ambitious effort to transform Sierra Leone’s justice system. On paper, this new...
Judiciary of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI) and with the support of UNICEF, has launched an intensive three-day training program aimed at enhancing...
In the wake of the highly publicized alleged murder case involving Abdul Kpaka, prominent human rights lawyer Alfred Kamanda has called for public restraint in making statements regarding the ongoing...
Business tycoon Abdul Kpaka appeared in court today, charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Sia Fatmata Kamara. The hearing, held at the Pademba Court and presided over by Magistrate Santigie Bangura,...
A 21-year-old student of Njala University, Luckman Koroma, made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at the Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown, facing a charge of motor manslaughter. The...
In an ongoing legal proceeding, seven individuals—Ali Jaffal, Abdul Jaffal, Abdallah Jaffal, Mohamed Jaffal, Abass Antar, Naif Antar, and Hassan Jaffal—made their eighth appearance before Magistrate...
Mohamed Kamara appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court No. 1 on Monday, facing serious charges related to forgery. Kamara is accused of forging the signature of Magistrate Abubakar...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, through the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI), has successfully concluded a comprehensive training program for eighteen new Justices of the Peace (JPs). This...
Twenty-six-year-old Abubakar Conteh, an unemployed man, appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of the pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown, charged with larceny under section 2 of the Larceny Act...
