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The Sierra Leone Bar Association has requested that the Sierra Leone Police suspend SOP. "That the Police Council suspends the operation of all SOPs in Police Custody Facilities pending a thorough review of the said SOPs to ensure they are compliant with the proVISTons of the Constitution of Siera Leone, Act No. 6 1991 and International Treaty instruments which guarantee rights to humane treatment in detention."

Mr. Ambrose Sovula, the Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police Force, receives a letter from the Solicitor for Alhaji Amadu Bah alias LAJ. He detailed a variety of human rights breaches against his client, including shaved head, torture, denial of legal representation, and denial of access to his family. He stated that no charges have been filed against his client since his arrest, and that he has not been advised of his right to legal representation. He declared unequivocally that this is in violation of Sierra Leone's Constitution as well as other legitimate international human rights agreements to which the country has agreed. The police confessed shaving LAJ's head in a press release dated June 18, 2022, however it was done in compliance with a particular Standard Operating Procedure of the stated prison facility. Secondly, the Police have now finally informed the public through this release that LAJ is “under investigation by the Police for a felonious of...

- THAT, IT IS NOT TRUE, AS ALLEGED, THAT HE WAS INJECTED WITH ANY RED SUBSTANCE WHILE STILL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE POLICE; - THAT THE HOLDING CENTRE CUSTODY FACILITY WHERE HE IS, OPERATES A STANDARD PROCEDURE PREDICATED ON PRESERVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL MALE SUSPECTS; - THAT ALL MALE SUSPECTS TAKEN INTO THAT FACILITY WOULD HAVE THEIR HAIR SHAVED OFF THEIR HEAD, WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE HOLDING CENTRE; -THAT ALHAJI AMADU BAH, WHO WAS AND STILL IN THAT CUSTODY FACILITY, HAD HIS DREADLOCKS SHAVED OFF, AS THE SOP IN THAT FACILITY DICTATES; AND ALSO FOR SECURITY REASONS. THESE STANDARD PROCEDURES WERE CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO THE SUSPECT BEFORE HIS HAIR WAS SHAVED -THAT HE IS STILL BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY AWAITING LEGAL ADVICE ON THE PREFERMENT OF APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL CHARGES, ON HIS FILE.

Mr Amara Turay aka Kao Denero, the entertainment ambassador of Sierra Leone investment, has been featured on a track titled Marathon by Ghost VnX alongside a renowned USA hip-hop rapper the game. Click on the link to listen

Unknown Sierra Leonean has expressed his opinion on the rumour that Laj's dreadlocks were shaved while he was in custody. clclick on the video below to listen... .

PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES WELFARE  The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday  14/6/2022 discussed its proposed Welfare Bill, that is yet to be in front of the House for consideration. It could be recalled that, the gazetted document has flared public debate and subsequently caused discussions among Members of Parliament in the well.  Making his submission on the issue,  Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma said he is very disappointed in the leve  of bashing from a cross-section of the general public on the proposed bill, that talks about the welfare of MPs. Regarding the bill, he said there are lot of social media bashings on MPs without consultation and cross-checking with Parliament. "It will not be a secret to present a bill to Parliament on MPs' welfare", he asserted. Hon. Leader submitted that, the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No.6, Section 74 (4), provides that: "Members of Parliament shall be entitled to such salaries, allowance...

POLICE IN KAMAKWIE TOGETHER WITH ONS, ACC RAIDED SIERRA LEONE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD KAMAKWIE (SLMB) AND ARRESTED THE PRINCIPAL, SIX TEACHERS AND SIX WASSEC CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS MALPRACTICES. By: Issa Kamara (CSP) LUC Kamakwie Division On the 9th of June 2022, following a tipoff that SLMB Kamakwie is organising a criminal syndicate wherein candidates were placed in a special room and teachers were writing the exams on their behalf. Upon receipt  of this information a team of SLP personnel headed by the LUC Kamakwie Division together with ONS and ACC Kamakwie raided the Islamic Secondary School which is one of  the centers in the ongoing west Africa Senior Secondary School with center number: 6021510.  On arrival at the school the team met six candidates and six teachers all of them were locked inside one of the offices  writing the English language exam. It is important to note that they were caught writing the exams after two hours when the actual examina...

One of the APC's alejos, as well as one of the Party's top legal luminaries, has described the standard bearer's planned subscription charge as an inappropriate decision. He stated that "The Le500,000,000 cost for the APC Flag Bearer position is absurd and unacceptable in a country with a GDP of less than $1.00 per day. Because of financial constraints, regular people are unable to participate. Our focus should be on competency rather than amassed fortune." tweet link

PRESIDENT  BIO EMPOWERS STATISTICS SIERRALEONE WITH Le30 Billion TO PAY ENUMERATORS. By: Zacharia Jalloh Strategic Communications Unit, MIC. The Deputy Statistician General Mr. Andrew Bob Johnny in a press briefing held at the Ministry of Information and Communications on the 2nd June 2022,  disclosed that through the swift intervention of His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, Statistics Sierra Leone has been provided with Le 30 Billion to pay enumerators for their invaluable support to the just concluded nation wide and first ever digital  Census in Sierra Leone. Mr. Johnny thanked and appreciated the supervisors and enumerators for their patriotic work in collecting data across the nation. He described their contribution to the process as "priceless". However, he mentioned that, so far Le 18 Billion has been processed and payments have been made. He said what is delaying the process is the verification and the bank system for transparency purposes because the...

Response of Dr. TURAD Senesie to the Appeal of An APC Member for Reconciliation After Publication of the Census Results. You tell your members to work with President Bio. I can still recall after the 2018 elections, President Bio contacted some of the opposition members to be appointed to join cabinet, all of those contacted refused to join him in running this country. Some civil society activists that are women were also asked to be appointed in an effort to get the 30% women representation we promised in our Manifesto, they all refused because their political god fathers told them not to join Maada Bio. When they get to the radio, we hear the negative opposition voices.  - Join us at Bintumani to map out a pathway for national reconciliation, they refused, - listen to what the President wants to say in running the state, they walked out of Parliament,  - let us do a mid term census to help determine development trajectory, you shout at roof top asking your people not to be c...