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Legal Aid Board has held a Legal Aid Prevention meeting with Executives of the Ordehlay Union



Legal Aid Board has held a Legal Aid Prevention meeting with Executives of the Ordehlay Union, at the Africel American Hall, at Bathurst Street, in Freetown.
Members of the Ordehlay Union expressed their excitement to meet with the Legal Aid Board, having heard so much about the Board’s work. Among other things, the issue of clique activities in the different communities was discussed.
 It was generally perceived that clique groups were members of ordehlay groups, a charge which the ordehley union members vehemently denied.
They called on the Legal Aid Board to continue in their quest to change lives in society, especially the under privileged who get into conflict of the law, and pledged their loyalty to the Board and its mandate.

Present were representatives from Civilly Rule of Kroo Bay, Bloody Mary, Arie Momgbeh of Cassel Farm, Kissy, Seven Eleven of Kroo Town Road, Bolo Binneh of Portee, Eastern Paddle, Fire Stone, Arie Pachanga, Arie Fourah Bay, Lorda Masi, Tetina, Arie Becareful, Road Block, Arei Low Cost, Arie Liner, Fire Stone, Arie Magazine, Arie Rebok, Arie Justice, Arie Banana, Kala Bush, Japan Tokyo, Prison, Arie Boston, Ice Land, Bilobineh, RSLAF Unity, Oringo, Tetina, Arie Belgium, Oju, Arie Bus Station, Constantin, Prince of Wales, Arie Life History and others.

Their Main concern expressed by members of the Ordehlay Union, was the lifting of the ban on the street procession of mask devils after the on-coming Ebola Free declaration by government. They want to have their play on the 27th April. So the Legal Aid Board is engaging them in Legal education hence forth as the Board wants less people in jails, courts or police cells. The concern is, the bulk of their followers are the youths who comprise a very high percentage of accused persons and convicts in our legal system.

Meanwhile, as at Friday 12th February, the Legal Aid Board attend to 40 indigents in number; 28 were discharged, 2 were put on bail, while 2 were sentenced to prison terms. 1 was committed to the High Court, 1 transferred and 4 were removed from police custody.



By Derek Nat-George
Head of Media and Public Relations  

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