By: Haja Hawa Koroma
The office of the Directorate of Defence, Public Relations and Information of the Ministry of Defence Tower Hill Freetown, has issued out a press release on the 1st June 2022 to address an issue about an article that was published on the 25th May 2022, in the organizer.net.website where a police and military personnel were said to have allegedly cannibalized 300 Ambulances parked at the Hastings Airport.
This allegation has been rebutted by an investigation carried out by the RSLAF Military Police.
The public is hereby informed that, The National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) has a mechanical workshop at Hastings Airport along the Rogbangba Road where Ambulances and other medical services vehicles are being serviced. The workshop is being secured by the Mount Everest Security Agency (MESA) and there is no military or police deployment at the workshop. The RSLAF was never tasked to provide security for the workshop and therefore has no responsibility for the security of Ambulances or medical service vehicles at the Hastings Airfield. Also, the RSLAF has never been involved in the servicing or alleged cannibalization of vehicles at the Hastings Airfield.
The MoD kindly requests that the public verifies information and or allegations related to RSLAF with the Ministry of Defence as they are a professional force and will continue to uphold their constitutional responsibility towards the state.
