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INTRODUCTION Bail is defined as the temporary or conditional release of a suspect under police custody or an accused person about to go through a trial on the condition that he will appear in the police station or the court as and when required; consequent upon the furnishing of a bail bond provided by him or a surety. Regulation 1, which is the interpretation section of the Bail Regulations Constitutional Instrument 2017, of Sierra Leone defined bail as: ‘’an agreement between a defendant, his surety, and the Court or a defendant and the Court, that the defendant will attend Court as and when required and if he fails to attend Court, in addition to the Court issuing a bench warrant, a sum of money deposited into the Court or property put up as security shall be forfeited to the Court’’ The primary purpose a bail stands to serve is to guarantee that the suspect or the accused appears on a later date to face justice and also serves to ensure temporary liberty to the suspect or accused w...

                                                          By: Boizee Bai Kalokoh Imagine yourself coming from a country that is ranked the poorest in the world, a country that is ranked below all human development and social indices. A country whose people exist and thrive under the most difficult platform. (You would want to call that RESILIENCE). I would rather say these are people who are high-spirited and filled with the sap of life. Imagine living in a country that has almost all the world’s natural resources and its  people still go to bed hungry, this has accelerated many people’s journey to the grave. Imagine living in a country whose healthcare system is as broken as an overused rickety locomotive. Hospitals aren’t furnished with the latest contraptions for diagnostic procedures, no proper hygienic and janitorial services, the pre...

THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT THROUGH IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 51 OF THE 1991 CONSTITUTION.  The office of the President is established by section 40 of the 1991 Constitution Act No. 6 which states that…There shall be a President of the Republic of Sierra Leone who shall be Head of State, the supreme executive authority of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The President shall be the Fountain of Honour and Justice and the symbol of national unity and sovereignty. Under subsection (3) of section 40, the President shall be the guardian of the Constitution and the guarantor of national independence and territorial integrity, and shall ensure respect for treaties and international agreements. In Sierra Leone, the requirements for a person vying for the office of President are set out in section 41, paragraphs a, b, c and d. That the person must be a citizen of Sierra Leone; must be a member of a registered political party, and has attained the age ...

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                                                      By : BOIZEE B. KALOKOH                Have you ever wondered how many times has the Constitution of Sierra Leone, Act No. 6 of 1991 been amended? This article will provide an answer regarding how many times the Constitution of Sierra Leone has gone through changes in order to meet and satisfy the needs of democratic governance and the changing political and social circumstances of the country. It is important to provide a brief history of the enactment of the current Constitution of Sierra Leone before delving into the answer about how many times has it been amended.  The Constitution of Sierra Leone Act No. 6 of 1991 like any other law of a state started as a Bill which finally came in force after having survived the processes laid down in section 53 for t...