Freetown, Sierra Leone — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted coup. “The former president is charged with four offenses, including treason, misprision of reason, and two counts of harboring,” a statement released by the country’s Ministry of Information and Civic Education said on Wednesday, January 3. Since being questioned about the coup attempt, Mr. Koroma has been under house arrest. Koroma is the immediate past president of Sierra Leone. He served as president for 11 years until the election in 2018, which saw the current President Julius Maada Bio come to power.

Source: Daily Observer January 04, 2024 12:20 UTC