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Sorie Sesay is among the first set of clients of the Legal Aid Board to benefit from the partnership with the National Farmers Federation. The two had their first meeting on 14 July 2016 in which a cross section of the Executive of the Federation offered to assist with the reintegration of beneficiaries by providing them jobs on their farms. Sorie is proud for the opportunity to rebuild his life after spending three years and three months on remand at the Pademba Road Correctional Center on allegation of unlawful canal knowledge. The Board secured his discharge on 16 May 2016. Like many beneficiaries of the scheme, with no source of livelihood the transition into mainstream society had been tough for him. So, when the opportunity came, he grabbed it. Following the publication in the newspapers about the assistance the Federation is offering to beneficiaries of the scheme, Sorie wasted no time in rushing to the head office of the Board on Guma Building to declare his intere...

Summary of Court Activities for the Week Ending Saturday 6 th August 2016 There were a total of 165 cases in the different courts; 125 cases in the High Court, 31 in the Magistrate courts and 9 in the Juvenile court. Out of a total of 235 indigents, 218 were male adults and 8 were female adults, 7 were male Juveniles and 5were female juveniles. Only 1 male adult was discharged as a result of sentenced and time served and only 1 male adult was put on bail. No cases were committed to the High Court there were no sentences. There were two closed files as a result of revelations that they had private representations, which disqualified them as indigents. The discharged indigents according to professions was a trader. The discharged person was charged with Wounding with Intent. In this matters, the accused person had spent more than time to be served. Consequently, after sentencing, the accused person was discharged pursuant to the relevant sections of the Constitution and...