The Supreme Court sent Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara to prison last Thursday The Opposition in the Parliament of Sierra Leone has called on the Supreme Court to reconsider the continued detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, Esq., popularly known as JFK, and order his release. In a press release dated 10…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicted two men on three counts of corruption offences linked to the marking of the May 2026 National Primary School Examination (NPSE). The accused are Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, a teacher at Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood Primary School and an examiner for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and Mohamed Musa…
By Jamil Sahid Fofanah Introduction The judiciary’s public notice that the Supreme Court will hear all matters relating to the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2025 on October 7, 2026, underscores the principle of constitutionalism. This means the Constitution is the supreme source of both power and legality. In essence, it is a government of laws, not…
OSMAN I. KANU ESQ., Chairman, SLBA Caretaker Body The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has announced 26 October 2026 as the date for its forthcoming elections. The elections will be held at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Bintumani, Aberdeen, Freetown, starting at 3:00 p.m. The announcement was made by the SLBA Caretaker Body in a…
The Deputy Minister of Justice, Saptieu E. Saccoh, has commended Chief Justice Komba Kamanda for reforms aimed at improving access to justice across Sierra Leone. Speaking at a post-conference event in Freetown on 3 October 2026, Saccoh said the reforms had made a significant impact on justice delivery, particularly through the expansion of judicial services…
