Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 July 2024: President Bio is being accused of taking Sierra Leone backwards into an increasingly authoritarian State, where the president with the support of ruling SLPP MPs in parliament has captured key public institutions that are vital for sustaining a viable democratic society, including the National [Read More]
Leon Jenkins-Johnston: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2024: Like so many concerned citizens, I am in shock, dismay and disbelief to learn that our Parliamentarians in their wisdom a few days ago passed into Law the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, removing the right to JURY TRIAL. I am also shocked [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2024: On the 5th of July 2024, the Sierra Leone Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, which abolished the jury system. In his bid to convince Parliament to remove the jury trial from the Bill, the Attorney General amongst other things stated, [Read More]
Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: After listening to all the dramatis personae in Sierra Leone’s political imbroglio, including the flip- flopping U.S Ambassador, I am beginning to believe that instead of sitting down and blaming political figures and the international community, if electoral justice as we wanted [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2024: President Bio of Sierra Leone on Tuesday signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 into the country’s statute books, after approval by parliament last week. The signing which took place at a ceremony in the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown and witnessed by [Read More]
Sylvanus Fornah Koroma Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 July 2024: I am writing to formally request the detailed publication and gazetting of the June 2023 multi-tier election results as received by the Returning Officers of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). These results, certified by the District Returning Officers [Read More]
Sylvanus Fornah Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2024: For those who ever doubted that rigging elections are not part of the Paopa regime, let it be known that Mr. Julius Maada Bio has joined his wife in acknowledging and endorsing a group of lawyers from the Madam Tuma Jabbie [Read More]
Dr Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2024: Ing. Trudy Morgan’s presidency of the Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers (SLIE) marks a significant chapter in the institution’s history. Elected in June 2020, during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has led SLIE through two consecutive terms, concluding her [Read More]
James Momodu Dao Samba (Jnr): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2024: The recent joint statement by the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) and the All Peoples Congress (APC) announcing their commitment to continued cooperation and electoral reforms is a significant development in the nation’s political landscape. This collaborative effort, encapsulated [Read More]
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