After taking statements from 15 executive members of the All People’s Congress (APC) including former President Ernest Koroma, the Director of Crime Services, AIG Brima Jah, on Thursday 17th January 2019, disclosed that the police are currently working to put together a report with regards the press release signed by the APC Secretary General. “The report and the evidence will be sent to the law officers department,” Jah stated. “The CID will wait for legal advice and decide to take a line of action on the matter.” Jah said during the interview with former President at his residence in Makeni, that former President Koroma pointed out that the controversial press release was the APC’s position and that he not does not have a different position. The head of CID continued that Koroma said he was not supposed to be at the press conference held by his Party adding that the meeting could go on as long as the meeting makes a quorum without making any reference to him. Jah said that former President Koroma stated that he does not intend to do anything to undermine the peace and security of Sierra Leone. Jah pointed out that the interview with former President Koroma was to ascertain whether the former President was briefed, made any input or suggestions about the meeting when the press release was issued. Jah said that booklets of statements have been taken from the 15 executive members of APC. The police questioning of the APC executive members relates to a press release issued by the party expressing dissatisfaction on the composition of the Commission of Inquiry set by the new government. According to the police, the said press release has the tendency to threaten the peace and security of Sierra Leone.
SV/17/1/19
By Sylvia Villa
Friday January 18, 2019.