A new legal society, "The Lawyers' Society," was officially launched yesterday at New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, marking a controversial move within Sierra Leone’s legal community. Led by President...
The Mattru Jong Magistrate Court, a critical judicial facility in Bonthe District, faces severe neglect as the building, constructed in 2002, continues to deteriorate without any significant maintenance...
On Thursday, 24th October 2024, the Court Martial trying seven soldiers linked to last year’s coup attempt heard a damning voluntary caution statement from the fifth accused, Lance Corporal Ibrahim Kuyateh. His...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has commenced a two-week court session in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District in the South- ern Province of the country, presided over by Hon. Justice Abdulai M. Bangura (JSC), marking...
Abdul Fatoma, Chief Executive of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), has raised serious concerns about the state of Sierra Leone's judiciary, citing political interference...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has initiated a two-week court session in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District, Southern Province, marking the start of the October High Court Criminal Session. The session, led...
In a pivotal ruling delivered on Wednesday October 16, 2024, Honourable Justice Anthony Ganda of the High Court dismissed the jurisdictional and preliminary objections raised by the solicitors representing...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, led by Acting Chief Justice Nicolas N. C. Brown Marks, has established a new magistrate court in Kenema. This initiative aims to alleviate congestion in existing courts and...
Sento Conteh, a woman who was jailed for indecent exposure during the August 10, 2022, protest in Makeni, has been released. Conteh served the two-year sentence at the Female Correction Centre. In September...
Since President Dr Julius Maada Bio came to power in April 2018, significant reforms have taken place in the Judiciary. Magistrates and Judges no longer wait for orders from above to determine matters...
