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...
Sierra Leone’s Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke has yesterday commenced proceedings (Call Over) on ninety-four (94) criminal cases brought before the High Court marking...
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...
