Posted 1/3/2024, 5:43:00 PM
Sierra Leone Ex-President Koroma Charged With Treason Over Alleged Involvement in Failed Coup
- Former President Ernest Bai Koroma charged with treason for alleged involvement in failed November coup attempt
- Also charged with concealing knowledge of treasonable acts
- November 26 attack on Freetown armory and prison freed 2,000 inmates, killed 18 security forces
- Over 50 suspects, including military officers, arrested so far
- Tensions high since President Julius Maada Bio's disputed reelection in June