US EditionSierra Leone: Tensions Around the Trial of Lansana Dumbuya Secretary-General of Apc
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In Sierra Leone, Lansana Dumbuya, the Secretary-General of the main opposition party, the APC, appeared on 16 February in Freetown. Suspended for inciting and insulting President Julius Maada Bio, after remarks made at a meeting at the end of January, he has been detained since this weekend after his request for bail was refused. On Monday, the hearing was finally interrupted and the opponent returned to prison.
The hearing of Lansana Dumbuya, secretary general of the main opposition party in Sierra Leone, turned short Monday, February 16 in Freetown. Suspended for inciting and insulting President Julius Maada Bio, he remains detained after the refusal to release him on bail. The hearing, interrupted in an electric climate, illustrates the persistent political cries in this West African country, where multiparty democracy is put to the test.
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