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REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES HAS BENEFITED FROM A LEGAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SENSITIZATION BY LEGAL AID BOARD.


REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES HAS BENEFITED FROM A LEGAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SENSITIZATION BY LEGAL AID BOARD.

Officers and Men of RSLAF lauded the intervention of LAB for bringing access to Justice into the military.

The Executive Director of Legal Aid Board Mrs. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles noted that the RSLAF has an integral role they play in the justice sector and that they should work in partnership to realize their goals.
She noted that both Service Personnel and the Civil Populace should be able to access justice in whatever circumstances.

Brig.Gen.R.T.Alieu said RSLAF is very  delighted to work with the board as some of their personnel have been denied justice in the past, which resulted to the incarceration of some key junior officers that has surmounted to the failure of these personnel to execute key duties.
Both RSLAF and LAB are determined to put an end to the anomalies that have threaten the lives and families of serving soldiers.


On the Plight of People consider to be squatters on the RSLAF land, the officer’s pledge their determination to thoroughly investigate the matter; anyone found wanting would be dealt with accordingly.


Mohamed Tejan-Rahman
Outreach Assistant
Legal Aid Board



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