Posted 1/3/2024, 6:07:00 PM
Sierra Leone Ex-President Koroma Charged Over Alleged Coup Attempt
- Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma was charged with treason and other offenses related to an attempted coup in November 2022
- Gunmen had attacked military armories and freed nearly 2,000 inmates during the coup attempt, which left about 20 dead
- West African leaders had tried to broker a deal for Koroma to go into exile in Nigeria if charges were dropped
- Koroma's lawyer said the charges were "trumped-up" and politically motivated
- The attempted coup came 5 months after a disputed election narrowly re-elected current President Julius Maada Bio