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1. ANTI - CORRUPTION COMMISSION CATHEDRAL HOUSE 3 GLOUCESTER STREET FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE, WEST AFRICA TEL: 232 - 22 221468 FAX: 232 - 22 221900 Date: 1 9 th June, 2014 PRESS RELEASE THREE OFFICERS OF THE POLITICAL PARTY REGISTRATION COMMISSION INDICTED ON CORRUPTION OFFENCES The Anti - Corruption Commission has indicted in the High Court of Sierra Leone three Political Party Registration Commission (PPRC) O fficers: namely, Victor Hugo Kamara, Mediation Officer Kenema; Abraham John, Registrar; and Robert Paine, Mediation and Programme Manager, for various corruption offences including M isappropriation of Public F u nds contrary to section 36(1), Offering and Receiving A dvantage contr ary to sections 28(1) ( c ) and 28 (2) ( c ) and C onspiracy contrary to section 128(1) of the A nti - C orruption Act of 2008. The indictment alleges that the three PPRC O fficers conspired and misappropriated various amounts of monies to the tune of One Hundr ed and F orty - T hree M illion Leones (LE.143, 000,000). The said total amount of money came from the United Nations Integrated Peace - B uilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), ENCISS (a non - governmental organization), and funds from the PPRC Emergency Basket. The donat ions from UNIPSIL and ENCISS w ere to undertake pre and post non - violence elections sensitization campaigns during the 2012 national elections . The ACC wishes to reassure t he general public of its continued commitment to the fight against corruption. . ............................................... KOLONEH SANKOH (Ms) ACTING DIRECTOR, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH