By Foday Moriba Conteh
On the 23rd April 2020 the trial between State and Rtd. Major Alfred Palo Conteh will come up at the High Court of Sierra Leone before Justice Momoja Stevens in Freetown.
It has been intimated that the Defence Team has been boosted by the former Vice President of Sierra Leone, former Chief Justice of the Republic of Belize and Octogenarian Lawyer, Dr Abdulai O Conteh, former Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court, ACC Commissioner and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK)
Melron Nicol – Wilson, former Defence Counsel and Case Manager at Special Court for Sierra Leone and Ombudsman and Lansana Dumbuya, Former Defense Counsel at Special Court for Sierra Leone and International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda will also join Ady Macauley as well as Lawyer Wara Serry Kamal for the Defense Counsel.
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Kamara, said: “We are presenting a strong team and I believe the team will be led by the most senior lawyer and if Dr Abdulai O Conteh is in town, he may lead the team but if I am given the opportunity, I will lead the team.”.
The State will be represented by the Attorney -General and Minister of Justice Dr Princilla Schwartz as lead counsel supported by the Director of Public Prosecution Easmon Nguaqui , Adrain fisher and Veteran Prosecutor Soyei.
