Sierra Leone: Govt Imposes Travel Ban on Ex-President Over Graft Claims

30 September 2020

The government of Sierra Leone has imposed a travel ban on former President Ernest Bai Koroma who is currently under investigation over alleged corruption during his term in office.

Local media reports cited a memo from the country's Attorney General and Minister of Justice ordering Police and Immigration officers not to allow Mr Koroma and 111 other officials who served in his administration to leave the country pending investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

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