Towards enhancing justice delivery for residents of the Western Area Rural District, the Acting Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke, has directed the establishment of an...
In a significant case highlighting the continuing relevance of the Larceny Act of 1916, thirty-four-year-old Lansana Tomboyekeh made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Pademba Road Court...
Magistrate Santigie Bangura on Wednesday 17th of July 2024 adjourned the treason case of Ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma versus the state to the 18th of November 2024. The adjournment came after the defence...
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...
