[1968]DLHC15172 • November 28, 1968 • High Court
GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE vs. JUMU
Major Sandi Boakarie Jumu, a former army officer and member of the National Reformation Council in Sierra Leone, was sought for extradition by the Government of Sierra Leone on charges of false imprisonment and kidnapping related to the detention of three individuals during a period of political unrest and martial law in Sierra Leone in March 1967. The respondent was alleged to have unlawfully detained and assaulted the complainants, but evidence showed that the complainants were already under detention by orders of the Force Commander prior to Jumu's involvement. The respondent claimed asylum in Ghana, asserting that the charges were politically motivated and that he faced potential treason charges if extradited.
read moreKINGSLEY-NYINAH J. This is an application for leave to appeal against the ruling of his worship J.F.S. Hansen, Esquire, delivered in these extradition proceedings on Thursday, 5 September 1968. In that ruling, the learned magistrate decided against the surrender unto the Government of Sierra Leone of Major Sandi Boakarie Jumu, referred to in the proceedings as the fugitive. The burden of his decision was that since the acts of the respondent herein were of a political character, he could not properly and legally order his extradition under our laws. In the course of the proceedings before the district court, several exhibits were tendered in evidence, amongst them, the duly authenticated depositions, taken in Sierra Leone, and the charges, (running into three counts) upon which the extradition of the respondent herein was sought, namely false imprisonment. Concerning that offence, the particulars of offence made the following allegations: As to count (1) that: “Sandi Jumu . . . ass.....