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Sierra Leone: Murder Suspect Goes to High Court
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Concord Times (Freetown)
12 May 2008
Posted to the web 12 May 2008
Ladenson Kamah
Bo
The Njala University Bo campus student who allegedly stabbed a fellow student Chernoh Tonkara to death made her first appearance before Justice Naomi Tunis for murder contrary to law at the Bo High Court.
The accused Mahawa Mansaray was dressed in a long sleeve blue jean jacket, white head tie and black long trouser.
Defense counsel Abdulai Bangura pleaded with the bench to grant his client bail since the state could not provide the requisite environment for the progress of the matter.
Bangura said the state's inability to provide jurors to sit on the matter was an issue which could not allow his client to continue to suffer in prison as justice delayed is justice denied.
He quoted section 17 (1) of the laws of Sierra Leone which mandates the bench to grant bail to the accused person on discretional.
Acting principal state counsel and customary law officer south Monfred Sesay opposed Bangura's submission and application for bail.
The acting state counsel succumbed to the absence of the twelve jurors but the bail must not be granted due to the seriousness of the matter.
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Justice Tunis did not granted bail to the accused.
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