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 →
Sierra Leone’s Judiciary has on 9th May, 2023 issued Fair Hearing Guidelines For Tribunals in tandem with Section 23(2) of the Sierra Leone 1991 Constitution, which guarantees ‘Fair Hearing’ in proceedings before any Court. These Guidelines will be observed in cases of Tribunals to investigate public officials for misconduct. KindyRead More →
Court No. 1, Main Law Courts Building, Freetown, 27th January, 2023: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards in agreement with four other Justices has affirmed that the directive of the President, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio to the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL)Read More →
Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications, Nongowa Chiefdom, Kenema Male Correctional Centre, 18th November, 2022: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards on Monday, 14th November, 2022 deployed Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Justice Alusine Sesay in Kenema and Court of Appeal Judge, Hon. Justice Monfred Sesay in MagburukaRead More →