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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