{"id":11721,"date":"2022-11-29T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leones-top-lawyers-file-supreme-court-action-against-president-bios-directive-to-change-the-voting-system"},"modified":"2022-11-29T10:23:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:23:25","slug":"sierra-leones-top-lawyers-file-supreme-court-action-against-president-bios-directive-to-change-the-voting-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/sierra-leones-top-lawyers-file-supreme-court-action-against-president-bios-directive-to-change-the-voting-system","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone\u2019s top lawyers file supreme court action against President Bio\u2019s directive to change the \u00a0voting system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>With barely seven months before general, local, and presidential elections are held in Sierra Leone, President Bio\u2019s last-minute bid to change the country\u2019s voting system from the constituency first past the post to district block proportional representation, has tonight been dealt a massive blow by some of the most experienced lawyers in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the country\u2019s best lawyers \u2013 Dr Abdulai Conteh <b>(Photo)<\/b> who is a former Attorney General of Belize, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara \u2013 former Attorney General of Sierra Leone, Ady Macauley \u2013 former Head of the country\u2019s Anti-Corruption Commission and a seasoned Barrister, Lawyer Wara Serry-Kamal and others, are challenging the president\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n<p>They say that the president\u2019s directive is unconstitutional and have applied to the Supreme Court \u2013 the highest court in the land, to examine the president\u2019s proposed local council and district block proportional representation regulations laid before parliamentarians last week but yet to become law.<\/p>\n<p>The Proportional Representation instruments laid before MPs last week, attracted much anger among opposition MPs, bringing parliament to a standstill, with some MPs going on a violent rampage which was brought under control when police walked opposition MPs out of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. 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