Repeal of Libel Law clocks 3 years
By: Ishmael Bayoh The over 50 years of the obnoxious criminal and seditious libel provisions in the 1965 Public Order Act that was repealed on Thursday 23rd July, 2020 by Parliament of Sierra Leone was assented to by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on 28th October, 2020. The repeal of the obnoxious law […]
Court sends bike rider to 36 years in prison for murder and conspiracy
Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu has sentenced 29-year-old Ishmail Koroma to a jail term of four and thirty-two years in prison for the offense of conspiracy and murder after a jury panel returned a verdict of guilt. The convict is therefore expected to be in prison for 32 years including time already spent in incarceration. The…...
Child torturer in police net
A woman identified as FA, a resident of Murray Town Barracks, has allegedly beaten a 5-year-old girl, leaving the child with wounds and body pain. The merciless beating is said to have happened because the victim is reported to have taken food from a pot to eat, unknown to the accused. The child’s act…...
