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Summary of Court Activities For the month ending Saturday 30th April, 2016.

Summary of Court Activities For the month ending Saturday 30 th April, 2016. There were a total of 457 cases in the different courts; 293 cases in the High Court, 91 in the Magistrate courts and 73 in the Juvenile court. Out of all the indigents, 568 were male adults, 29 female adults, 58 male juveniles and 7 female juveniles.   35 male adults, 1 female adult, 5 male juveniles and 1 female juvenile were discharged. 8 male adults were put on bail and there was 1 Maintenance Orders. There were no Committals to the High Court and there were a total of 11 sentences; 2 adult males and 9 male juveniles. The indigent discharged according to their professions were as follows; 2 bike riders, 6 traders, 3 builders, 1 hair dresser, 3 factory workers, 1 fitting mechanic apprentice, 6 drivers, 4 fishermen, 1 electrician, 2 wielding apprentices, 2 podapoda apprentices, 1 footballer, 1 carpenter, 1 plumber and 8 secondary school pupils. The number of indigents and the crim

The Legal Aid Board has been reorganized for their hard work in the country.

The Legal Aid Board has been reorganized for their hard work in the country by the Sierra Leone Labour Congress, at the May Day celebrations, especially in the area of giving free legal representation to workers. Over one hundred workers were represented and discharged in various courts between September 2015 and March 2016. There was jubilation in the Hall when the Legal Aid Board was announced for recognition.