One Abdul Koroma, who allegedly forged a United States permanent residential visa and attempted to use it at the Lungi International Airport, was yesterday put on Le50m bail after the prosecution failed to produce a witness to testify on the matter on three consecutive sittings.
The accused had been arraigned at the Freetown Magistrates’ Court No. 1, presided by Magistrate Dr. Abou Bakarr Binneh-Kamara, on one count of altering forged document contrary to law.
According to Magistrate Dr. Binneh-Kamara, the bail must be approved by the Master and Registrar and that the accused must have a surety in like sum who is a resident owner of property within the Western Area Urban District.
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He also ordered that the surety must either produce a bank statement worth at least Le30m or a title deed.
The particulars of offence are that the accused on Wednesday, 10 February, 2016 attempted to use a forged United States permanent residential visa to travel to the said country at the Lungi International Airport.
The matter continues on Tuesday, 29 March, 2016.
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In another development in the same court, Magistrate Dr. Binneh-Kamara committed a matter involving one Melvin Pratt to the High Court. He was alleged to have robbed one Charles Tharm and catered away a mobile phone valued Le1.5 million.
Magistrate Dr. Binneh-Kamara noted that the prosecution had called two witnesses – one factual and one formal – and that the evidence led against the accused in the court was sufficient to warrant the matter’s committal to the High Court.
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