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...
Dr. James Williams, a Sierra Leonean lecturer at the University of Delaware, has called on the judiciary of Sierra Leone to issue arrest warrants for Minkalu Mansaray, the National Chairman of the All...
Akim Bangura, a 53-year-old businessman, has been remanded in custody pending trial on allegations of financial impropriety. The police allege that Bangura, between February 1 and February 28, 2023,...
Hon. Justice Abu Bakarr Sannoh acting under the Prison Court Initiative in Bo, has acquitted and discharged six inmates at the Bo Correctional Centre and admitted to bail several others. The six acquitted...
At the Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown, the case against Atmata Jalloh, a trader accused of fraudulent conversion, has progressed as she appeared once more before Magistrate Santigie Bangura. Charged...
In a recent ruling under Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2012, as amended, Justice Momoh Jah Stevens has discharged two minors accused of sexually penetrating a 14-year-old child. The minors,...
The Resident High Court Judge, Kailahun District, Hon. Justice Francis Banks-Kamara who is currently presiding over cases in the ongoing Prison Court Initiative has cautioned and discharged eight convicts...
In a potent and provocative open letter dated May 19, 2024, prominent legal advocate Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah has thrown down the gauntlet to the judiciary of Sierra Leone. His missive, titled “The...
