The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has filed an indictment against RAYMOND FRANK WILLIAMS, First Grade Officer, in the Law Officers Department of the Attorney General, and of 121 Kissy Road, Freetown and FATMATA MADALLO SESAY, a resident of Thaimu Bangura Drive, Barbadorie, Freetown, on Five (5)Counts of corruption offences.

FATMATA MADALLO SESAY is indicted on 1 Count of Giving an Advantage to a Public Officer contrary to Section 28 (1) (c), and 1 Count of Offering an Advantage to a Public Officer contrary to Section 35 (2) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008 as amended by the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019.

RAYMOND FRANK WILLIAMS is indicted on 1 Count of Accepting an Advantage contrary to Section 28 (2) (c), 1 Count of Abuse of Office contrary to Section 42 (1) and 1 Count of Use of office for advantage by a public officer contrary to Section 44 (1), of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 12 of 2008 as amended by the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 2019.

The particulars of offence state that FATMATA MADALLO SESAY, between the 1st and 30th of October, 2022, at Freetown in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, gave an advantage in the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand (Old) Leones to RAYMOND FRANK WILLIAMS, a public officer, as an inducement to assist in the filing and registering with the Office of the Administrator and Registrar-General, a Testamentary Will, ostensibly prepared by the now deceased Abdul Rahman Sesay.

The Commission wishes to reassure the general public of its continued resolve to curbing public sector corruption and all levels of corruption in Sierra Leone.

For further enquiries on this and other ACC matters, please contact Sylvanus Blake, the Public Relations Officer on +232-78-832131 or via email info@anticorruption.gov.sl.

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PATRICK SANDI

DIRECTOR, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH