It has come out clearly that there is much more than meets the eye in the Mohamed Kamarainba & Co case in which he stands accused of alleged sexual penetration among other allegations.
It could be recalled that for over one year now, Mohamed Kamarainba and his co-accused persons have been incarcerated at the respective correction Center detention halls due to the fact that they were perennially refused bail any time they appeared.
However, in recent weeks, the judge presiding over the matter eventually granted a stiff bail to the accused persons. But since then, the accused persons have been presented with fresh problems with accusations doing the rounds that the Master and Registrar who is supposed to approve the bail Conditions is refusing to do so for reasons best known to her.
Below is the letter written by the Kamarainba family in response to a press release issued by the Judiciary respectively. SEE LETTERS BELOW:
RESPONSE TO THE PRESS RELEASE FROM JUDICIARY OF SIERRA LEONE IN THE KAMARAINBA AND CO-ACCUSED BAIL PROCESS
A press release written by Elkass Sannoh, Director of Communications for the Judiciary of Sierra Leone is full of assumptions and blatant attempts to mislead the people of this country.
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone Press Release states that their findings are as follows: “The first accused has not produced his foreign traveling documents in total compliance with the Bail Conditions. Also one of the sureties, Ms Isha Baby Koroma is not ordinarily resident in Sierra Leone, she told us in an interview that she is a US citizen”.
These two findings prevented the approval of the bail for Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray as of 10th September 2021.
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone assuming that Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has foreign traveling documents has completely reduced the entire Judiciary system to public ridicule.
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone failed to provide the purported travelling document number or any concrete facts as to Kamarainba owning a foreign traveling document.
Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has sworn in an affidavit endorsed by a Justice of Peace of the Republic of Sierra Leone to indicate that he doesn’t have a foreign traveling document other than his Sierra Leonean passport. By all indications, the Master and Registrar of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone must provide proof to show Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has a foreign traveling document. If not, she must rely on the sworn affidavit. The laws of Sierra Leone are sacred and don’t have room for assumptions.
The United States of America Embassy is at WILL to provide factual evidence whenever the Judiciary of Sierra Leone needs clarifications.
Isha Baby Koroma is a naturally-born Sierra Leonean. She is an ordinary resident of Sierra Leone. She owns several businesses in Sierra Leone include Cocoa business, a shop at Sanders Street and owns a 62 room hotel in Sierra Leone.
She also owns a house in Freetown and has provided the deed documents of her house to the Master and Registrar after the valuation from a Licensed Evaluator recommended by the Master and Registrar.
Isha Baby Koroma is a registered voter and had provided her voter’s registration card to the Master and Registrar.
Ms. Isha Baby Mansaray pays tax and has a bank account in the Sierra Leone Rokel Commercial Bank.
Would you refer to such a Sierra Leonean as not being an ordinary resident of Sierra Leone?
The Honourable Judge, Justice Samuel O. Taylor stated when granting the bail requested that, the First and Second accused provide national and international travel documents IF ANY.
The Judge couldn’t tell if the accused persons have travel documents, that is why Justice Samuel Taylor wrote when granting the bail and also openly pronounced in court that travel documents of both accused to be submitted IF ANY to the Master and Registrar.
The Master and Registrar in her own thinking assume that Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has a traveling document without providing evidence or facts.
Lastly, it is not the precedent for the Judiciary of Sierra Leone to issue Press Releases on their findings in regards to accused persons bail conditions. Why did the Judiciary of Sierra Leone issued a Press Release choose to do so in the case of Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray?
Let’s respect the rule of law.
Let’s respect the human rights of every Sierra Leonean.
Let’s respect the constitution and rights of every citizen.
May God bless Sierra Leone.
Sincerely
Yusuf Kemoh Sidibe
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SIRRA LEONE GOVERNMENT
PRESS RELEASE
KAMARAINBA AND CO-ACCUSED BAIL PROCESS
Friday, 10th September, 2021: The Judiciary of Sierra Leonewishes to inform the general public that Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray and co-accused, Marion Arouni who are before the Sexual Offences Model Court on 8 Counts of Sexual Penetration, meeting a child for sexual purpose and conspiracy among others were both granted bail by the presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Samuel O. Taylor (JA) on Tuesday, 7th September 2021.
The Bail Conditions for the first Accused were as follows:
1. Bail granted in the sum of 100 Million Leones and two Sureties in like sum.
2. One Surety must be a house owner with property situated in the Western area of the Republic of Sierra Leone and should produce an original Title Deed to the Master and Registrar
3. Sureties should produce proof of Residence, ID Cards, Passport pictures, and the Accused person should deposit same to the Master and Registrar.
4. He must report three times in a week to the Master and Registrar and sign the Attendance book reserved for this purpose.
5. He must deposit to the Master and Registrar all travelling documents both foreign and national.
Pursuant to the aforementioned, one of the Lawyers of the first Accused approached the Master’s office for the first time at 2pm yesterday, Thursday 9th September 2021 at around 2:00 pm. The two Sureties, Isha Baby Koroma (self-employed) and Swaibu A.K. Dumbuya, a retired driver were brought into the Master’s office after 5pm, on the Thursday, 9/9/21 for the first time.
Among the documents submitted were, one new Sierra Leonean Passport for the first Accused (Kamarainba) with only a Guinean Entry Visa, an affidavit sworn to by him (first Accused) stating that he does not own any other travelling documents aside from the new Sierra Leonean Passport submitted, a Title Deed with no Valuation Report and Identification cards for the Two Sureties.
Our findings were as follows; the first Accused has not produced his foreign travelling documents in total compliance with the Bail Conditions. Also one of the Sureties, Ms. Isha Baby Koroma, is not ordinarily resident in Sierra Leone, she told us in the interview that she is a US citizen. In compliance with the Bail Regulations, to qualify to be a Surety, you must be ordinarily resident in Sierra Leone.
As maliciously claimed by those who are misusing the Social Media, the Master and Registrar, is readily willing to process or approve the Bail as long as the conditions contained in Justice S.O. Taylor’s ruling are met.
We wish to also state that no approach or document has been received for and or on behalf of the co-accused Marion Arouni.
We wish to further state that some months ago, we discovered 29 fake sureties with fake documents submitted to the Master and Registrar’s office. This act is not only criminal but also inimical to expeditious trials and the dispensation of Justice.
For more information: contact the Judiciary Communications on +23234617548, +23276321184, +23279101086
