{"id":55661,"date":"2026-02-24T15:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:11:41","slug":"police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest","title":{"rendered":"Police Officer Investigated for Alleged APC Election Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is reportedly taking disciplinary action against a serving officer who allegedly ran as a candidate in the recent All People\u2019s Congress (APC) lower-level elections.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Hassan Sannah Kargbo, who is reportedly stationed in the Falaba District, was exposed when fellow political aspirants discovered his name on the party\u2019s internal candidate list.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation has sparked widespread discussion on social media and raised significant concerns among political observers regarding the neutrality and conduct of the country\u2019s security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Under Sierra Leone\u2019s law enforcement professional standards, members of the police force and other security services are strictly prohibited from participating in active, partisan politics. Security personnel are expected to maintain strict neutrality to effectively provide impartial protection and maintain order during electoral processes.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts have noted that if these allegations are confirmed, Officer Kargbo\u2019s participation directly violates professional conduct requirements and risks undermining public confidence in the impartiality of the police force.<\/p>\n<p>While reports indicate the SLP is initiating disciplinary procedures, neither the police leadership nor the All People\u2019s Congress has issued a formal public statement addressing the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The matter remains under intense public scrutiny. Stakeholders and citizens are calling for clarity from relevant authorities to reaffirm the sensitive, non-partisan role of law enforcement agencies in safeguarding electoral integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is reportedly taking disciplinary action against a serving officer who allegedly ran as a candidate in the recent All People\u2019s Congress (APC) lower-level elections. Officer Hassan Sannah Kargbo, who is reportedly stationed in the Falaba District, was exposed when fellow political aspirants discovered his name on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":55660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-55661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police Officer Investigated for Alleged APC Election Contest - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is reportedly taking disciplinary action against a serving officer who allegedly ran as a ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police Officer Investigated for Alleged APC Election Contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is reportedly taking disciplinary action against a serving officer who allegedly ran as a ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T15:01:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T15:11:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/sm_1771933159.967959.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Police Officer Investigated for Alleged APC Election Contest\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-24T15:01:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T15:11:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/02\/sm_1771933159.967959.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/police-officer-investigated-for-alleged-apc-election-contest\",\"name\":\"Police Officer Investigated for Alleged APC Election Contest - 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