Judiciary Communications, 23rd July, 2023: Court of Appeal Judge presiding over cases at the General Civil Division of the High Court, Hon. Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens has ordered Radio Democracy FM 98.1 and one of their staff, Alex Lawrence Koroma to retract and tender profuse apology to the Inspector GeneralRead More →
As part of its public education and outreach strategy, the Judiciary of Sierra Leone is currently distributing and pasting Information, Education and Communications (IEC) Materials in the Southern and Eastern Regions of the country. With support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other development partners, Six set ofRead More →
Sierra Leone, 24th May, 2023: Pursuant to Section 131 (3) of the Sierra Leone Constitution 1991, Act No. 6 of 1991, His Lordship the Honourable Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has assigned twenty-six (26) Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature to preside over the Elections Offences and Petitions CourtRead More →
Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications, Chief Justice’s Chambers, Main Law Court Building, Freetown, 4th June 2023: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has assured the Carter Center Observation Mission to Sierra Leone that the Judiciary is prepared to expeditiously handle election offences and petitions when theyRead More →
Chief Justice Assures Commonwealth Elections Observer Mission Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has on 21st day of June, 2023 assured the Commonwealth Elections Observer Mission to Sierra Leone that the Judiciary under his administration has moved from a conservative institution to a transparent and accountableRead More →
Pursuant to Section 46, subsections 4 &5 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No. 6 of 1991, the Chief Justice, His Lordship, Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has administered the Presidential Oath of Office to the President Elect, Julius Maada Bio. As provided for by the country’s Constitution in SectionRead More →
Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications, Sierra Palms Hotel, Freetown, 14th May 2023: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone through the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI), with support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has concluded a two-day training of Court Registrars on promoting Electoral Justice ahead of the country’sRead More →
Kambia District, 5th May, 2023: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards, in the company of the Minister of Works & Public Assets-Peter Bayuku Konteh, Senior members of the Judiciary and contractors are in the Provinces to assess the suitability of Courts ahead of the June 24th generalRead More →
TAKE NOTICE THAT, the Locus In Quo visit in the United States of America (New York) through a Court Order in the ACC CASE: The State Vs SAIDU NALLO, Foday Vahfomba Bawoh, Adikali Foday Suma, Samura M.W.Kamara, Kandeh Foday Basil Kamara & Jules Sanders Davis will be aired live onRead More →
Judiciary Communications, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA, 30th March, 2023: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Hon. Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that every Court would always be accused of being biased in favour of those who form it, but that presumption could be outlived if the CourtRead More →