By: Audrey Raymonda John
At a judgement delivered on the 30th December 2022, by Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Ross Road Court No. 3, Freetown, on the August 10 protest at Freetown, 14th accused persons including Hassan Kamara, Mohamed Sillah, Sallieu Kamara, Alimamy Thoronka, Lansana Kargbo and 9 others were standing trail on 17 counts of office breaking and malicious damaged contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.
According to the charge sheet on count 1 -16 all accused persons Hassan Kamara, Mohamed Sillah, Sallieu Kamara, Alimamy Thoronka, Lansana Bangura, Charles Sesay, Alhaji Sembu Kuyateh, Lamin Kargbo, Eric Jarette, Osman Kamara, Saidu Kanu, Abu bakarr Kamara, Abdul Kamara and Bockarie Morlu on diverse dares between Wednesday 10th August 2022 and Thursday 25th August 2022, at Approve School Police Post, Wellington, Freetown, with intent to steal broke therein and stole one TVS motor bike with registration number SLP 367 value eleven million two hundred thousand Leones, and other items including chairs, plasma TV, phones, Police uniform, rain coat, wind breaker, freezer, fiscal cash, boot, and other items worth millions of Leones belonging to different Police Officers.
On count 17, all accused on the same date and place maliciously damaged Approved School Police Post, property of Sierra Leone Police.
Looking at the evidence, the defense presented a no case submission and the Prosecution presented 4 witnesses which were Police Officers from Kissy Police Division, Approved School Police Post and PWD Police Post.
The judgment also said four accused persons including the 2nd accused Mohamed Sillah, 7th accused Alhaji Sembu Kuyateh, 8th accused persons Lamin Kargbo and the 9th accused Eric Jarette are discharged as the evidence did not touch them, and found 10th accused Osman Kamara, 11th Saidu Kanu, 12th Abu bakarr Kamara and others guilty, and he therefore committed them to the High Court without bail.
DSP Fatmata Kuyateh Prosecuted the matter.