Joseph Kamara the newly appointed Acting Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone has said that he feels accomplished about the appointment and hopes to meet the challenges of the Special Court.
Questioned on what he hopes to achieve during the period that he will be serving as Prosecutor, Mr Kamara said that he relies on the promotion of the rule of law as Special Court stands for the promotion of the rule of law.
“As a Sierra Leonean I am proud to be part of the team that has achieved the rule of law” he maintained.
Kamara succeeds Stephen Rapp who resigned from the position early this month to head the office of the United States Ambassador – at – Large for War crimes.
Sierra Leonean born Joseph Kamara who is the first national to hold the position was initially appointed by the UN Secretary General and he will serve in that office until another prosecutor is appointed.
He joined the Office of the Prosecutor in January 2004, and a year later he was called upon to lead the CDF Prosecution Team as Senior Trial Attorney.
Joseph Kamara was appointed Deputy Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in August 2008 and he promised that he will ensure that justice is brought to the victims of the rebel war and to Sierra Leoneans generally.
Prior to joining the Special Court, Mr. Kamara worked for eight years as prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, where he rose to the rank of Senior State Counsel.
Joseph Kamara was also elected President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association in July 2009.
By Betty Milton
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