Sierra Leone charges ex-President Koroma with treason over failed coup | Military News

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The charges against former leader Ernest Bai Koroma also include misprision of treason and two counts of harbouring.

Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offences including treason for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country’s government in November, a court in the capital Freetown has said.

The court’s decision on Wednesday could escalate tensions in the country coming after the attempted coup and a contentious election in which President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected for a second term in June…



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