High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Mohamed Bawoh, has convicted eight accused persons on various charges and discharged three in the ongoing High Court Criminal Session in Kambia.
The session is held under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act 1965, Act No. 32 of 1965, as part of the judiciary’s ongoing efforts to make justice more accessible by deploying judges to regions currently without resident judges, thus ensuring expeditious delivery of justice.
Justice Bawoh is presiding over twenty-five (25) cases during the two-week session, which includes offences such as murder, attempted suicide, sexual penetration, conspiracy, wounding with intent and various forms of larceny.
Among the convicted were Hassan Mansaray, a herbalist who is over 60 years old and 34-year-old hairdresser Ishmael Bundu who both pleaded guilty to sexual penetration. Justice Bawoh sentenced them each to ten (10) years in prison, including time served. Sulaiman Bangura, a 22-year-old building contractor, was sentenced to eleven (11) years for conspiracy, shop breaking and larceny. Ibrahim Kamara, aged 23, received two (2) years in prison, including time served, for office breaking and larceny. Morlai Kamara, a 29-year-old electrician, was handed an eight-year (8) sentence after pleading guilty to wounding with intent. Mustapha Dumbuya, aged 21, was sentenced to three (3) years for housebreaking and larceny, as was Alusine Kargbo, who received a two-year (2) sentence for the same offence.
In other proceedings, 21-year-old scholar Abdul Kargbo was cautioned and discharged for attempted suicide, while 25-year-old apprentice Morlai Mohamed Conteh was sentenced to time already served for store breaking and larceny. Mohamed Kamara, a 28-year-old businessman, was discharged of the offence of burglary due to lack of prosecution.
The cases are being prosecuted by State Counsel Ibrahim Thorlie, with the accused persons being defended by Mohamed Korie from the Legal Aid Board.
Credit: The Judiciary Communications
