Sierra Leone’s prickly Chief Justice Komba Kamanda lost his rag and ordered the arrest of senior opposition lawyer for contempt of Supreme Court

Sierra Leone’s prickly Chief Justice Komba Kamanda lost his rag and ordered the arrest of senior opposition lawyer for contempt of Supreme Court

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2026: There was drama at Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court yesterday, as the senior lawyer for the country’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party – Barrister Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) who himself is a former Attorney-General, was asked by the Chief Justice – Komba Kamanda to “undress himself” – remove his wig, before he was arrested by police in court on the orders of the Chief Justice. Such a publi…

THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE – Cocorioko

THE BAR, THE BENCH AND THE TEST OF JUSTICE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Friday, 9 October 2026   A courtroom dispute has become a test of judicial authority, professional restraint and public confidence in justice in Sierra Leone. On 7 and 8 October 2026, an exchange between senior counsel Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara and the Chief Justice escalated into a contempt finding and custodial punishment at the Supreme Court, during proceedings concerning the Cons…