The allegation of the prosecution is that Palo Conteh made a statement in his application for a firearm licence, saying ”He has never been found guilty of any criminal offence or have any charges pending for any offence in Sierra Leone or elsewhere which he knew to be false.”
Palo’s Defense Team was led by Dr. Abdulai O Conteh and Joseph F Kamara, along with Africanus Sorie Sesay, Ady Macauley and Wara Serry-Kamal.
Led in evidence by Joseph Sesay of the Law Officers Department, the following is a transcript of the cross examination of witnesses conducted by Palo’s Lawyer Ady Macauley Esq (Photo):
Ady Macauley: Detective constable Sesay, you investigated Palo Conteh on various criminal offences, right?
Ady Macauley: Detective constable Sesay, since you concluded your investigation of Palo Conteh you have not obtained a charged statement, informing him that you are going to charge him with a criminal offence?
Ady Macauley: Joseph Noah, the ACC Started investigating Palo Conteh 18 months ago, is that correct?
