In a dramatic turn of events at the ongoing treason trial, Mohamed Jalloh, the second accused, has vehemently denied all charges against him, claiming he was coerced and tortured into confessing by police...
In the ongoing treason trial of Amadu Koita Makalo and 11 others, the sixth accused, Hassan Leigh, has testified that he volunteered to fight against attackers at Cockrill. Leigh, led in evidence by his...
Forty-seven-year-old technician Daniel Moseray and forty-six-year-old driver Ibrahim Bai Bureh Mansaray appeared before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2, facing charges of Larceny...
The Sierra Leone’s Acting Chief Justice , Hon. Justice Nicolas C. Browne-Marke has hosted the executive of the Sierra Leone Bar Association at the Main Law Courts Building in Freetown. Hon. Justice...
On the 5th of July 2024, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, which abolished the jury system.This piece does not argue about the merits and demerits of the jury system itself...
Much of what I have read in the new Criminal Procedure Act, are good for country. But abolishing Jury Trial is not good for country and citizens and all and sundry. Before going further, I must beg HE...
The Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) in a letter has expressed deep concern over the recent passage of the Criminal Procedure Act 2024 by the Sierra Leone Parliament. According...
The Acting Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke, has handed over a collection of weapons, used as evidence in criminal cases, to the National Commission for Small Arms for...
In a leaked letter addressed to the judiciary, the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has raised significant concerns over delays in expediting a crucial judicial review matter...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has assigned the case filed by lawyers for Lara Taylor-Pearce today, following persistent calls for action. The case, which seeks the Court's interpretation of sections...
