AHEAD OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS, CARL CALLS FOR EXPEDITOUS AND TRANSPARENT TRIAL OF DR. SAMURA KAMARA AND OTHERS

As the trial of Dr. Samura Kamara and his co-accused is scheduled to start on Tuesday, December 14, the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) has urged the judiciary to ensure an expeditious, fair and transparent process. In November 2021, the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) indicted Dr. Samura Kamara and five others on several counts of corruption offences, including failure to comply with procurement procedures and guidelines, abuse of office, misappropriation of public funds meant for the renovation of Sierra Leone’s chancery building in Manhattan, USA. Dr. Kamara, a Presidential candidate for the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) in the 2018 elections, faces two counts of deceiving a principal and misappropriation of public funds in the sum of $2,560,000 (Two million five hundred and sixty United States dollars). Read the full text of press release here