By Feima Sesay
Magistrate Santigie Bangura of the Pademba Road Court No2 has on Wednesday 29th January , 2025 ordered the Sureties of Patricia Laverly , fomer Minister of Finance to produced her on the next adjourned date or will take another line of action.
The Magistrate made this order after the case was mentioned in court and the accused was again absent.
When the Case was mentioned by State Lawyer Yusuf Isaac Sesay, the Accused was absent.
Lawyer M S Koroma , one of the defense Lawyer for the accused, informed the Court that the accused was absent in court due to her health condition, nothing that he had made certain application at the High Court for the extension of the medical leaved and that the matter had not been heard.
In the circumstance, he requested for one more date, stating that the surties are in Court to show that they treat the case with the seriousness it deserves and are willing to cooperate with the court .
State Lawyer , Yusuf Isaac Sesay in reply said from the last adjourned date to now , all what the defense comes to court with is ‘story.’
He said by virtue of their last application to the High Court for the accused to go on medical leave which had not been renewed and therefore said because of that, they are in contempt of court.
The accused he said had disobeyed the Court as the application for her to travel on medical leaved he said , had elapsed which had been extented .
According to him, that was not how it is supposed to be , as the Court could no longer continue to tolerate their action ; noting further that they wanted to proceed with their matter.
He said he raised the issued on the last adjourned date for them to go back to the High Court for extension of the order.
Magistrate Bangura having listened to both sides, ordered the sureties to produced the accused Patricia Laverly on the next adjourned date or will take the necessary action.
The matter was adjourned to the 5th February 2025.
It could be recalled that the accused Patricia Laverly was before the court for assaulting the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Madam Nabila Farida Tunis.
