Supreme Court to Commence Adjudication of PR System Case Today

In a statement issued by the Judiciary of Sierra Leone dated 6^th January, 2023 and captioned , “Live Media Coverage on Proportional Representation Case at the Supreme Court”,  it was highlighted that the Supreme Court matter between Honourable Abdul Kargbo, Councillor Hakiratu Maxwell-Caulker and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and the Electoral Commission will be presided over by the Honourable Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards and four other empanelled Honourable Justices.

The Judiciary further stated that a panel will commence its first sitting on Monday, 9th January, 2023 at 10:00am prompt adding how  the matter was filed by J.F.K and Partners on behalf of Honourable Abdul Kargbo as First Plaintiff and Councillor Hakiratu Maxwell-Caulker as Second Plaintiff against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as First Defendant and the Electoral Commission as Second Defendant on the usage of the Proportional Representation (PR System) for the 2023 Multitier elections.

Also mentioned was that the matter will be aired live on the State broadcaster-SLBC and the AYV media empire continuing that the Judiciary will stream live on its Facebook and YouTube pages on the following links:

ZOOM: https://judiciary-gov-sl.zoom.us/j/87878529413?pwd=TFBVdFhUUDlYZzZyTmZFMjlFSmxCdz09

Meeting ID : 878 7852 9413

Passcode:      153489

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