Sierra Leone: villagers protest alleged plan to reinstate chiefs accused of ritual murder

Governments, state authorities and legal institutions are obliged to protect the life, property and honor of citizens, in conformity with the mandate that they have received. In many traditional societies it is not done to criticize the authorities. However, luckily, times are changing. In Sierra Leone the population of Gherihun village in Baoma chiefdom, in the south of the country, have protested the alleged planned return of three chiefs whom they accused of involvement in ritual murders. 

Read the story below. It’s a plea for the rule of law.

Suspected ritual murders should stand trial, and if found guilty sent to prison. However, if not found guilty after an impartial trial, the accused should be allowed to re-start their lives (webmaster FVDK).

Villagers protest alleged plan to reinstate chiefs accused of ritual murder

Published: June 16, 2020
By: Politico SL – Newman Antony Levey (in Bo)

Source: Villagers protest alleged plan to reinstate chiefs accused of ritual murder