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By Edna AmieNgegbs A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Alusine Sesay has during the review of cases presided over and determined by Magistrates, dubbed the prison court, released a total of 59 prisoners. 44 of the released convicts were from the Mafanta, and 15 From Makeni Correctional Centres in Northern Sierra Leone. The convicts were charged with various offences. The 44 from

By Saio Marrah An appeal court judge, Alhaji Mohamed Momoh-Jah Stevens, has sentenced two convicts, Saidu Sesay, and Alfred Bangura - first and second accused respectively, to twenty years in prison each for raping their female neighbour. The convicts were sentenced to five years each for conspiracy and 15 years for gang-raping the victim. The judgment was held at the Sexual

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya The Head of Media and Communications at Judiciary of Sierra Leone, Elkass Sannoh has said that the 189 no-trace cases found during the Judicial Week will be struck-off. In an interview with Politico, Sannoh said the cases will be removed from the judicial process, as long as nobody is making any follow-up interest. He said some people take cases to

By Politico staff writer Justice Manuela Harding presiding over cases in the ongoing Judicial Week has on 2nd February this year discharged 19-year-old Mohamed Sow, a labourer and 29-year-old Mamoud Mansaray for want of prosecution. Sow according to the report was before the court on a one-count indictment of Robbery with Aggravation contrary to Section 23 (1) (a) of the