Anti-Corruption Commission Falls on the Judiciary
Written by Silas Gbandia   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 13:31

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has fallen heavily on members of the judiciary an organ of government often referred to as the most corrupt institution in Sierra Leone. The former Ombudsman Lawyer Francis Gabbidon was sentenced to five years imprisonment or pay Le.118 million as he was found guilty of 168 counts.

 

 

Appearing on Tuesday before the Gambian born High Court Judge Justice Mary Sey, she found Francis Gabbidon guilty of all counts (168) the ACC alleged he committed and sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment or alternatively pay Le. 49,200,000. In addition to this, he was ordered to pay restitution fine of Le. 68,893,310 within fourteen days which would serve as a refund of the money he misappropriated.

 

 

The ACC roped Lawyer Gabbidon to court for allegedly misappropriating about Le. 70 million while serving as Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone- an office he held from 2000 until December 2007 following the change of government during the September 2007 elections.

 

 

Records of President Koroma’s Transition Team showed that Mr. Gabbidon’s report on his office had several flaws. The report stated that the Ombudsman office had regional offices in Bo, Kenema, Makeni and a head office in Freetown with each office having 4 staff members. The Staff list had names of prominent human rights lawyers in Sierra Leone but investigations proved that there were no regional offices and staff list did not exceed 3 including of the 16 he claimed to have nationally.

 

 

Also, Justice Alan Holloway fell into the ACC net on Monday for allegedly receiving a bribe of Le. 500,000. The lady alleged to have given the bribe has her case in the court presided over by him. The matter is still being investigated.

 

 

Other judicial members who have fallen prey to ACC are Magistrate Adrian Fisher and Magistrate Beneh Kamara.

 

 

The head of the ACC Abdul Tejan Cole vows to fight corruption and his commitment to it since his appointment won £.2 million support for the ACC from DFID.

 

“He’s cleaning his backyard [the judiciary] mercilessly and would soon go out of there. Who else is safe?” a minister preferring anonymity states.

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Abdul Kanu  - Mr.   |200.61.86.xxx |2009-06-14 14:38:50
This one of the cases presented by the ACC. Good work.
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Adama BANGURA  - SHAME TO THOSE WHO ARE INCREASING POVERTY IN OUR   |144.131.203.xxx |2009-06-23 11:14:06
As a Sierra Leone Lawyer currently in Syney, Australia, I do believe that the ACC is doing a great job expecially the head who is Tegan-Cole for being
so tolerant in exposing and prosecuting those "big fish" who are involved in this shameful acts which is the main caused for the lack of
development in our country.

Thanks to those like media, civil servants and those citizens who are so coperative with the ACC. Once more a big thank
goes to ACC leader Tegan coles and the team who are working tiredlessly in making Sierra Leone a better place for all to live .
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Adama BANGURA  - SHAME TO THOSE WHO ARE INCREASING POVERTY IN OUR   |144.131.203.xxx |2009-06-23 11:14:16
As a Sierra Leone Lawyer currently in Syney, Australia, I do believe that the ACC is doing a great job expecially the head who is Tegan-Cole for being
so tolerant in exposing and prosecuting those "big fish" who are involved in this shameful acts which is the main caused for the lack of
development in our country.

Thanks to those like media, civil servants and those citizens who are so coperative with the ACC. Once more a big thank
goes to ACC leader Tegan coles and the team who are working tiredlessly in making Sierra Leone a better place for all to live .
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Adama BANGURA  - SHAME TO THOSE WHO ARE INCREASING POVERTY IN OUR   |144.131.203.xxx |2009-06-23 11:14:45
As a Sierra Leone Lawyer currently in Syney, Australia, I do believe that the ACC is doing a great job expecially the head who is Tegan-Cole for being
so tolerant in exposing and prosecuting those "big fish" who are involved in this shameful acts which is the main caused for the lack of
development in our country.

Thanks to those like media, civil servants and those citizens who are so coperative with the ACC. Once more a big thank
goes to ACC leader Tegan coles and the team who are working tiredlessly in making Sierra Leone a better place for all to live .
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Dkai  - Keep it up ACC   |193.88.188.xxx |2009-06-26 10:59:01
It´s about time someone expose those Shameless creators.How can people be so cold greedy and selffish.

I was in freetown for 2 year ago after not
beeing there for like 15 years and i can tell you this for sure that it was nice beeing home and all, but no improvement the place is still the same
..Roads are bad no light,hardship i can go on and on...

With corrupt leaders there will be no development.
For once , it´s nice to se
that ACC is trying to clean them out(leeches ) ...
I know it´s a hard job but i am praying that god will give Mr Cole and ACC the strange
to continue the good work.
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Otis thompson  - justice for all   |92.40.185.xxx |2009-07-10 13:02:41
As a victim of corruption,i am pleased,by the good news,that anti corruption is defending justice,in Sierra Leone.I was put on trial,My passport
impounded in 2006,for two years,i cannot return to the uk.and i lost earnings, for my land,which i have legal document,registerd in the book of
conveyance,since 1987.plus my excisting house,built in 1990.With all that evidence,i was still put on trial.The case,was Otis Thompson vs. the State
of Sierra Leone.The land is not a state property.why did the state,took up the matter?Justice Salamatu Koroma,sold part of my land.In 2005 encroachers
demolised my excisting zink houses that i had built to house people in need.The encroachers,built a house on the same place.Could you believe,i went
home to protect my STATUTORY RIGHT,i was put on trial for my own property.I know justice for me, and all Sierra LEONEANS will come SOON.May GOD bless
SIERRA LEONE.Keep it up ACC.You have our support.
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Tamba Samuel Kanjama   |97.200.176.xxx |2009-10-08 02:38:21
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years of post-war malfeseance, it will take time for anybody to turn things around as quickly as some may expect. We should judge current leaders on
both result and sincere intentions for the country. They did not cause the current state of affairs. Chicago-USA
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