Head of Amnesty International (AI)-Sierra Leone, Brima Abdulai Sheriff has said in Freetown that the government should look back at the period dating as far back as 1961 if it should set up an inquest into the execution of former police chief, Bambay Kamara and 28 others.<\/p>\n
In a statement, AI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Director said if the government should carry out an investigation into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153extra judicial executions,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that should be traced immediately after independence in order to present a true picture of such issues for a period of 49 years.<\/p>\n
He said the country had witnessed a situation wherein different regimes including the NPRC carried out extra judicial executions which needed to be investigated. Mr. Sheriff noted that the inquest on the other hand was very important because it would help to address impunity in the country. He said \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the TRC made several recommendations but did not stop the setting up of inquests and investigations.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The inquest would only bring about dissatisfaction if it targeted a particular group of people,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he told a news conference in Freetown.<\/p>\n
The opposition has described the inquest as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153witch hunt\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and has vowed not to cooperate.<\/p>\n
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