By: Audrey John
Notorious Fraudster Sahr Brian Sokenah a Business man made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba road court No.1 in Freetown on one count charge to wit Fraudulent Conversion Contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916
According to the particulars of offence on a date unknown between Wednesday 1st January and 31st December 2020 at low cost Kissy the western Area in Freetown Fraudulently converted to your own use or benefit certain property that is to say one KIA spot age Jeep with registration number AQG 358 value seven thousand United State dollars equivalent to seventy Million Leones (70,000,000) entrusted to you by Kala Komas for the purpose of sale property of Magdalene Sesay
The charge was read to the accused person and no plea taken.
Counsel representing the accused person E.W. Conteh and A. Boyze Kamara applied for bail for and on behalf of the accused person that he is a Sierra Leonean ordinarily resident within this jurisdiction that he has reliable sureties who are willing and ready to enter into recognizance on his behalf and he is not a flight risk nor will he interfere with prosecution witness or witnesses he will not jumped bail he made his application pursuant to section 79 2 of the Criminal procedure Act No.32 of 1965
Magistrate Kekura giving his ruling said upon hearing the application for bail for and on behalf of the accused person he granted bail to the accused person in the sum of two hundred million Leones or one surety in like sum surety must be elderly and responsible citizen the surety must be gainfully employed from a recognized institution and should produce his employment letter couple with his identity card of the said institution the bail to be verified by the Bench and to be approved by the Deputy Acting Registrar.
Sergeant 9939 Lahai M prosecuting and matter adjourned to the 16th February 2022.