Disturbing images have surfaced of Sierra Leone security officers brutalizing and even maiming people who violate the three-day lockdown imposed by the government to combat the corona virus. We bring you some of the reports, videos and pictures.
By Idrissa Salam Conteh
A youth was reportedly mobbed by Sierra Leone military personnel enforcing the current three day lockdown along the Bai Bureh highway in eastern Freetown.
The exact context of the encounter remains unclear. Arresting violators of the lockdown should be the preferred option and not the mob justice theory announced by the First Lady.
Meanwhile, we have reliably learned that the group of military personnel who were filmed beating a mentally retarded man have been arrested.
Home News: 5th April 2020Gross Human Rights violations Perpetrated by Security Personnel A youth was reportedly mobbed by Sierra Leone military personnel enforcing the current three day lockdown along the Bai Bureh highway in eastern Freetown. The exact context of the encounter remains unclear. Arresting violators of the lockdown should be the preferred option and not the mob justice theory announced by the First Lady. Meanwhile, we have reliably learned that the group of military personnel who were filmed beating a mentally retarded man have been arrested.
Posted by Idrissa Salam Conteh on Sunday, April 5, 2020
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Home News: 5th April 2020Gross Human Rights violations Perpetrated by Security Personnel A youth was reportedly mobbed by Sierra Leone military personnel enforcing the current three day lockdown along the Bai Bureh highway in eastern Freetown. The exact context of the encounter remains unclear. Arresting violators of the lockdown should be the preferred option and not the mob justice theory announced by the First Lady. Meanwhile, we have reliably learned that the group of military personnel who were filmed beating a mentally retarded man have been arrested.
Posted by Idrissa Salam Conteh on Sunday, April 5, 2020
