The former leader is charged with treason for his alleged role in a failed coup in November. A Sierra Leone court has allowed former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is charged with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. Koroma, 70, was charged early this month with four offences for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple …
The charges against former leader Ernest Bai Koroma also include misprision of treason and two counts of harbouring. A previous version of this article erroneously featured a photo of former Ghanaian president John Mahama, incorrectly identifying him as former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma. Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offences including treason for …
Koroma, who strongly condemned the attack, said he was ‘ready to support the police investigations to the fullest’. A former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks that officials say was a failed coup, an official said on Thursday. The police summoned ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma to its headquarters “for questioning on …
