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Sierra Leone Police Say Arrested Army Officers Suspected of Plotting 'Violent Attacks'

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Police in Sierra Leone said they had arrested several individuals, possibly including senior military officers, who were suspected of... 01.08.2023, Sputnik Africa

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"The Security Sector has been following intelligence regarding the activities of certain individuals, including senior military officers, working to undermine the peace and tranquility of the state … In that regard, several arrests have been made," the police said in a statement published on Monday. The police added that the suspects planned to use supposedly peaceful protests between August 7 and 10 as a guise "to unleash violent attacks against state institutions and peaceful citizens." The Sierra Leone Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday that the police did not disclose the names or the number of those arrested and stopped short of calling the alleged attacks a coup. The report said the arrests came as no surprise to observers writing about the growing confrontation between Sierra Leone's government and the military command, which is concerned about a political crisis sparked by allegations of election fraud. Last week, President Julius Maada Bio did not travel to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja citing the tense security situation at home, the newspaper added. Sierra Leone held both parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24. The electoral commission announced Bio as the winner of the presidential election a few days later, with over 56.17% of the vote. However, his key rival from the opposition, former Foreign Minister Samura Kamara, has challenged the result.

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Sierra Leone Police Say Arrested Army Officers Suspected of Plotting 'Violent Attacks'

18:34 01.08.2023

© AFP 2024 JOHN WESSELSA member of the Sierra Leonean Police looks through the the opposition party, All People's Congress (APC) headquarters in Freetown on June 26, 2023. Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party's headquarters on the evening of June 25, 2023, authorities said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election. Opposition All People's Congress (APC) presidential candidate Samura Kamara said on Twitter that live bullets had also been fired at his office inside the party headquarters in the capital Freetown.

A member of the Sierra Leonean Police looks through the the opposition party, All People's Congress (APC) headquarters in Freetown on June 26, 2023. Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party's headquarters on the evening of June 25, 2023, authorities said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election.
Opposition All People's Congress (APC) presidential candidate Samura Kamara said on Twitter that live bullets had also been fired at his office inside the party headquarters in the capital Freetown. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.08.2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Police in Sierra Leone said they had arrested several individuals, possibly including senior military officers, who were suspected of plotting "violent attacks against state institutions" around one month after contentious elections in the West African nation.

The police added that the suspects planned to use supposedly peaceful protests between August 7 and 10 as a guise "to unleash violent attacks against state institutions and peaceful citizens."

The Sierra Leone Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday that the police did not disclose the names or the number of those arrested and stopped short of calling the alleged attacks a coup.

Supporters of the President of Sierra Leone and leader of Sierra Leone People’s party (SLPP), Julius Maada Bio, celebrate on the streets following his re-election, in Freetown, on June 27, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 02.07.2023

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The report said the arrests came as no surprise to observers writing about the growing confrontation between Sierra Leone's government and the military command, which is concerned about a political crisis sparked by allegations of election fraud.

Last week, President Julius Maada Bio did not travel to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja citing the tense security situation at home, the newspaper added.

Sierra Leone held both parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24. The electoral commission announced Bio as the winner of the presidential election a few days later, with over 56.17% of the vote. However, his key rival from the opposition, former Foreign Minister Samura Kamara, has challenged the result.