Sergeant 6894 Kanu A.P, who is the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the matter between the Acting Chief Justice (CJ), Valecius Thomas and Ibrahim Issa Kamara, said yesterday that he could not account for the sim card of the accused.
The said sim card, according to the evidence, is the one used by the accused to send threatening text messages to the complainant.
While he was testifying, the witness produced the down loaded text and e-mail messages containing invectives, which were alleged to be sent to the Chief Justice by the accused.
Although the witness said he had the mobile phone and sim card, alleged to have been used by the accused to insult the complainant in his custody, he only produced the black HTC mobile phone, stating that, he could not account for the sim card.
During cross examination, the witness disclosed to the court that the police did not down load the messages and that they were down loaded by the CJ. In addition, the witness said it was the police who went to the complainant for the information, stating that it was a standard practice for the police to go to complainant instead of complainant coming to the police.
While he was questioning the witness, Charles Francis Margai who is the counsel representing the accused, disclosed that the accused was asked to get a letter from the Inspector General of Police when he went to the criminal investigation unit to complain the CJ and when Magistrate Fidawe questioned the witness on the said allegation, the witness did not respond.
Meanwhile, the accused is charged with seven counts. According to the statement of offence, the accused on the 2nd day of October at No.3 Edward Street used insulting words against the Acting Chief Justice. In addition to that the accused, according to the statement, used threatening remarks against the Chief Justice.
Counts three, four, five and six state that the accused on diverse dates between the 3rd and 4th sent threatening remarks and invectives written to the C.J through text messages and e-mails, respectively.
In addition to that, the statement said the accused called the Chief Justice a thief and, calling him with another phone number, he insulted the complainant.
The matter was adjourned to 3rd December 2015.]
By Edna Smalle
Wednesday November 25, 2015
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