This letter was sent to H.E President Julius Maada Bio following armed police and armed military turning up at Black Johnson beach to threaten workers. Our lawyers and Amnesty International are aware.
Any support that you can offer in rasing awareness of this crime may help prevent another much worse. Share with all your networks. International pressure is needed now more than ever, write to your local representatives and ask them to speak out against this crime on your behalf.
H.E President Julius Maada Bio
State House
Freetown
Sierra Leone
12 June 2021
Dear Sir,
Within days of writing to you to alert you to serious wrongdoing on the part of your police and military services, I am informed that yet again, in Black Johnson beach, a contingent of armed police and military officers has arrived there using those arms to threaten the staff of the owners of the beach business. Threatening young men and women who are simply turning up to their workplace is totally out of order. Those responsible are criminals.
It is obvious that you have no control over private individuals who bribe your police and military to act unlawfully for their own private business. In reality they are involved in a coup against your legitimate government, unless of course they are acting with your knowledge and permission.
You will not be able to claim ignorance if one of these indisciplined officers actually uses his gun to kill or injure one of your innocent civilians.
As with previous letters asking you to ensure the safety and security of your people, I am copying this to those people who will act as global witnesses to your own culpability should this form of corruption cause any harm to anyone.
Yours sincerely
Billy Tonner
Herts