n a recent press briefing, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley, provided an overview of the current status of all the cases related to the failed coup that occurred on November 26th. The briefing took place at the Ministry’s conference room in Guma building.
He emphasized that those who met the threshold for prosecution have been charged, while others have been granted bail as they have not met the necessary criteria for prosecution. He stated that the government is committed to upholding the rule of law and respecting the rights of all individuals involved, as the investigation continues.
According to the Attorney-General, there are a total of forty-six suspects, categorized as civilians, including ex-military officers, and military personnel who are currently serving members. Thirteen civilian suspects are on trial at the civil court, while twenty-seven military personnel are facing court martial.
He highlighted the various charges filed against the military suspects, including thirty-nine counts of committing civil offenses under the RSLAF Act of 1961, seven counts of mutiny, two counts of failure to suppress mutiny, seven counts of aiding the enemy, twenty-four counts of communicating with the enemy, two counts of stealing public/service property, two counts of fraudulent misapplication of public/service property, two counts of receiving public/service property, one count of retaining public/service property, one count of willful damage of public/service property, and one count of conduct to the prejudice of military discipline and good order. The civilians, on the other hand, were charged with treason, misprision of treason, harboring, and murder.
The Attorney-General concluded by revealing that Alhaji Koroma has pleaded guilty to nine counts but not guilty to two counts, namely incitement and murder. He is currently awaiting sentencing after being convicted by the court.
