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SUMMARY OF COURT ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY 25 th June, 2016. There were a total of 191 cases in the different courts; 142 cases in the High Court, 25 in the Magistrate courts and 24 in the Juvenile court.   STATISTICS FOR 20 TH -25 TH JUNE, 2016 C OUR T ACTIVITIES Out of all the indigents, 282 were male adults and 8 were female adult, 10 were male juveniles and 17 female juvenile. 7 male adults were discharged; 1 male adult was put on bail. 6 male adults were sentenced to various correctional terms. The numbers of discharged indigents according to profession were as followers; 3 secondary pupils, 2 drivers and 2 tertiary students. The number of discharged people according to the crime from which they were discharged was as follows: 3 for House Breaking and Larceny, 1 for Abuse of a Young Girl, 3 for Robbery with Aggravation. The indigents were discharged as a result of applications made for discharge for want of prosecution, by Legal Aid Board

  A midu Bangura, 3'5 will go down in history as the first beneficiary of the Sierra Leone Legal Aid Scheme to re-offender. Amidu is one of 355 persons, most remand cases, to have benefited from the Scheme since it commenced operations in May 2015. Amidu was a resident of Waterloo in the Western Rural District prior to falling foul of the law. He was arrested and detained at the Kissy Mess Mess Police Station on. 16 June 2006 as part of an investigation into a complaint that was lodged against him. He spent six days in police cell and was then charged with 'wounding Alimamy Kargbo with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.' He was denied bail at the Magistrate Court and was remanded at the Pademba Road Correctional Center. He made his first appearance at the High Court on 3 November 2006 and was again denied bail. He spent nearly ten years on remand at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre before the Legal Aid Board became aware of his case, thanks to the partnership wit