The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 11/03/2025 passed into law with some amendments, The Bill entitled “National Counter Terrorism Act of 2024”.
The Bill seeks to provide for the establishment of the National Counter-Terrorism Coordination Committee, to provide for offenses of terrorism and terrorism-related matters, to provide for enforcement measures on terrorist funds and other assets, to provide for the prohibition of financial support to terrorism, and to provide for other related matters.
Presenting the Report of the Legislative Committee to the Plenary of the Committee of the Whole House, the Chairman of the aforesaid Committee, Hon. Abdul Sulaiman Marray-Conteh, elucidated the amendments. He explained that the Committee amended the Bill from sentences, contents, Clauses, parts, term of imprisonment, fines, amongst others.
The Bill was piloted by the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Saptiru Elizabeth Saccoh.
