The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that, pursuant to Section 7 (1) (b) of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment Act), 2019 it has entered into a Non-ProsecutionAgreementwith ALPHA BRIMA TIMBO, a staff of the Intelligence and Investigations Unit of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department, and of #2 Timbo Drive Avenue, Gloucester, Freetown, and CLIFFORD BOLA THOMAS, an Intelligence Officer, in the Intelligence and Investigations Unit of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department and of 13 Syke Street, Freetown, after recovering the total sum of Thirty Thousand Leones (Le 30,000) from them, and a further20% interest on the said sum – amounting toSix Thousand Leones (Le 6,000) in full.The Commission has also imposed a 3-year ban precluding them from holding public office in Sierra Leoneeffective immediately.
This follows the Commission’s investigation into the matter involving the failure of Alpha B. Timbo and Clifford B. Thomas to make payments they received for the issue of Residence Permits to five persons, totalling the total sum of Thirty Thousand Leones. They are deemed to have misappropriated same.
ALPHA B. TIMBO AND CLIFFORD B. THOMAS HAVE PAID TO THE COMMISSION THE FULL AMOUNT MISAPPROPRIATED PLUS 20% INTEREST AND AS A RESULT OF THIS,ARE FURTHER BANNED FROM HOLDING ANY PUBLIC OFFICE IN SIERRA LEONE FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) YEARS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 7(1) (b) (i) & (ii) of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment Act), 2019.
The Immigration Department, therefore, will be notified and must DISMISS them from their respective public service posts immediately.
The Commission wishes to reassure the general public further that it will not relent in ensuring that public funds and public revenue are protected and, where necessary, recovered in full as prescribed by law with attendant strong consequences for the corrupt.
For further inquiries on this and other ACC matters, please contact Alex A. Bah, the Public Relations Assistant, on +232-78-004714 or via email at info@anticorruption.gov.sl.
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PATRICK SANDI
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
