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Sierra Leone Police Clarify Vehicular Movement Ban On March 7
{Courtesy } GLOBAL NEWS NETWORK : Monrovia Liberia http://gnnliberia.com/ F rom Paul Ejime In Freetown, Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone DIGP receives Prof Sawyer Sierra Leone’s Police (SLP) have explained that the ban on vehicular movement on March 7 Election Day is aimed at securing public order and safety, consistent with the police mandate. Twelve of the 16 political parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the vehicular ban, with the dissenting parties alleging that the measure would infringe on the constitutional provision on free movement. Receiving the Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission Prof Amos Sawyer on behalf of the Inspector-General at the SLP Headquarters in Freetown on Friday 2 nd March, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) Al-Shek Kamara said all the political parties and the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Sierra Leone, participated in consultations that resulted in the MOU. He pointed out that under the...