Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup
Sierra Leone’s government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago. The charges had been dropped on health grounds, Information Minister Chernor Bah told the BBC. The 72-year-old former president has always denied involvement in the November 2023 attempted […] The post Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup appeared first on The Namibian .
Sierra Leone’s government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago.
The charges had been dropped on health grounds, Information Minister Chernor Bah told the BBC.
The 72-year-old former president has always denied involvement in the November 2023 attempted coup when gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons, freeing almost 2,000 inmates.
