The defence has commenced cross examination of the first Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecution witness in the corruption trial involving Isha Johansen, President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and Christopher Abdul Kamara, the Secretary General of the Association.
Kinny Brima Walker, ACC investigator, began his testimony last Wednesday and tendered various documents in support of the Commission’s assertion before Justice Reginald Fynn at the Siaka Stevens Street High Court in Freetown. On Friday 3 November 2017, the defence cross-examined him on issues of age assessment, the use of the second accused personal computer, the issue of Mohamed Ola Marah and his flight expenses, the payment of a loan of Le24.7million into the account of Arne Johansen the General Manager of Leocem.
During cross-examination, the witness said to his knowledge no age assessment result was sent to Confederation of African Football (CAF). He stated that Mohamed Ola Marah was a Personal Assistant to the President and he was not an employee of the Association. He said members and non-members of committees can only travel with the approval of the executive committee and that he did not see any approval from the executive committee relating to Marah being a member of any committee and no approval was shown to him relating to the travel of Marah.
The witness further said that during his investigation, no document regarding approval of the Le24.7 million loan from Arne Johansen was shown to him.
The court adjourned to Monday 6 November 2017.
Johansen and Kamara are being tried on eleven count charges ranging from Misappropriation of Public Funds; Conspiracy to commit Corruption Offence; Abused of Office; and Misappropriation of Donor Funds all contrary to the Anti- Corruption Act No.12 of 2008. The SLFA President is involved in ten of the eleven charges which include all charges related to abuse of office while the Secretary General is involved in four of the eleven charges. Both are on Le 500 million bail each. ES/4/11/17
By Edna Smalle
Monday November 06, 2017.
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