Sierra Leone: ACC/Aljazeera Case Stalled

The presiding judge of the Freetown High Court No. 2, Justice Abdulai Cham, yesterday stalled the Aljazeera 'timbergate' trial between the Anti-Corruption Commission ACC and Momoh Konte and Alex Mansaray.

While cross examining the ACC prosecutor, who is prosecution witness number one PW 1, Felix Lansana Kabba, the lead defence lawyer Ajibola Manley-Spaine questioned whether the witness asked the defendant whether the $2,000 he collected was a bribe for which he answered in the negative.

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