Firing squad executes soldiers

Freetown - Twenty-four military officers and soldiers including a woman sergeant convicted of treason in Sierra Leone were executed…

Freetown - Twenty-four military officers and soldiers including a woman sergeant convicted of treason in Sierra Leone were executed by firing squad yesterday, a senior police officer said.

They were among 34 people sentenced to death by a military court on October 12th after being found guilty of treason for having collaborated with the military junta that was ousted in February this year.

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