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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Sierra Leone News: Ebola wahala…Man jailed for obstruction of Ebola staff

A-55 year old businessman, Sani Mohamed of Mano Junction in Nongowa Chiefdom in Kenema District was on Wednesday, 2nd July 2014 convicted for behaving in a “disorderly manner” thereby obstructing the work of a medical personnel working on Ebola.
The accused man was sentenced to one month imprisonment or pay a fine of Le 10, 000 (one hundred and fifty thousand Leones) at his first and last appearance before presiding Magistrate, Alhaji S. Koroma in the Kenema Magistrate Court
According to the particulars of offence, the accused on Wednesday 25th June, 2014 at Mano Junction checkpoint did behave in a disorderly manner there by obstructing the work of a medical personnel working on Ebola.
He was arrested for his misbehaviour and charged to court on two counts charges to wit: behaving disorderly contrary to Section 12 of the Public Order Act No.46 of 1965 as amended by Section 15 of Act No. 2 of 1973, count two for obstruction contrary to Section 39 (1) of Police Act No. 7 of 1964. He was found guilty of the offence and he pleaded for mercy. The matter was prosecuted by Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sahr Didi Lahai of the Legal and Justice Support Department of the Kenema Police Division.
By Saffa Moriba
Friday July 04, 2014 http://awoko.org/2014/07/04/sierra-leone-news-ebola-wahalaman-jailed-for-obstruction-of-ebola-staff/