HOW CAN WE PUT UP WITH A BONIFIED LIAR WITH TARNISHED IMAGE AS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT?
 Sierra Leone Opposition Maada Bio Embarrasses U.S. State Department By Awareness Times Jul 25, 2012, 17:24 |
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Diplomatic Sources at the U.S. State
Department, in Washington D.C. say they have been “embarrassed” by Sierra
Leone's opposition presidential candidate Maada Bio’s claims that the Americans
can prove Bio’s absence from site of extra judicial killings of 1992 in which 29
innocent citizens were tortured to a brutal death. This was in NPRC junta
administration at a time Maada Bio was the No. 3 man.
Eleven years later, the country’s
Truth & Reconciliation
Commission uncovered that Mr. Bio had indeed been present at the scene
of the tortures and killings. Since 2003, many other witnesses and security
experts who served NPRC, all indicate Bio’s presence at brutal
extra-judicial killings.
The U.S. Embassy in
Freetown told Awareness Times they will confer with Washington DC before making
a public comment on the claims of Julius Maada Bio which have now “embarrassed”
the State Department.
SEE BELOW
| Mr. Maada Bio
& the U.S. State Dept By Analyst Jul 24, 2012, 17:16 |
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"It is
only this government that is bringing the issues of the past. The U.S. State
Department gave testimony during hearings of my asylum application after my
student visas expired absolving me from any personal responsibility of this and
testimony resulted in me being granted asylum in the US. The U.S. State
Department provided records of my whereabouts during the NPRC administration and
did not place me at the scene of the killings".
- JULIUS MAADA BIO IN YESTERDAY JULY
23RD 2012 INTERVIEW WITH NEW PEOPLE NEWSPAPER
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“When I went there at
night, he had actually tortured them very seriously – their ears were cut off
and they were practically dead”. SAJ realised that by daybreak they had been
really badly tortured in his compound; so he confronted the gruesome, “it was
better to do away with them, than to keep them on his hands in this terrible
state”. Maada Bio lamented their inability to put the coup plotters through
proper judicial process, “that was the darkest side of our whole period in
power”.
- JULIUS MAADA BIO SPEAKING IN PRIVATE
TO THE TRC ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003 AS RECORDED ON PAGE 164 OF VOLUME 3A OF TRC
REPORT
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FROM THE EXCLUSIVE NEWSPAPER
http://exclusivepress.net/app/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6354&Itemid=1
| “Bio Is Not Honest”-Former Strasser’s Bodyguard Says |  |  |  |
| Written by Musa Sesay | |
| Thursday, 02 August 2012 "According to Strasser’s former close protection guard, the SLPP standard-bearer recently stated that the first NPRC Chairman and Head of State was never willing to relinquish power even though they were under intense pressure from the international community and development partners to do so without delay. Lt. (Rtd.) Christopher Stevens described the SLPP standard-bearer’s statement as ironical because, as he put it, it was Brig (Rtd.) Julius Maada Bio who never wanted to return Sierra Leone to a democratic rule after toppling Capt. (Rtd.) Valentine Strasser in a palace coup. He described the statement as “deceitful and dishourable.” ..." CLICK THIS LINK for the full story. |
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FROM THE SALONE REPORTER
Women activist Kadie Karl Max, links Bio to Adi Amin
“Julius Maada Bio has committed grievous crimes against the people of Sierra Leone, just as the likes of Amin to the people of Uganda, Charles Taylor to the people of Liberia; President Assad to the people of Syria to mention but a few,” Kadie charged.
| Click Link below http://www.salonereporter.com/?p=5934&fb_source=hovercard  |
| Kadi Karl Max- Political Activist |
CLICK LINK for rest of story
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JUSTICE FOR HE VICTIMS OF THE 29 DECEMBER 1992 UNLAWFUL MURDERS IS OVERDUE
Dr Sylvia Blyden Republished a Past complaint-(President
Koroma, Conscience Sir!) provoked by the 29 December 1992 killings and no help for the victims. Coincidentally , Hon. Minister Hindolo Trye (who became NPRC Minister on Information after the killings by the NPRC Junta borbor sojas) has died without clarifying Julius Maada Bio's prescence or absence at the scene of the killings at Lakka Beach notwithstanding other's observer's confirmation of this fact.
SEE BELOW
THE THREE TOP BRASS IN CHARGE OF NPRC ON 29 DECEMBER 1992 ( The fourth was John Benjamin - as Secretary of State- whose brother was killed on the day of their coup - Wednesday29 April 1992)
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| Valentine Strasser- NPRC No1 |
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| Julius Maada Bio- NPRC No.3 |
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SAJ MUSA. NPRC No 2 |
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| NPRC Soldiers
Dispute Maada Bio’s Version of Extra-Judicial Killings in Sierra
Leone By EXCLUSIVE NEWSPAPER Jun 4, 2012, 12:21 |
Extra-Judicial Killings
PRC Soldiers Dispute Maada Bio’s Version
Written by Ayodele Deen-Cole
(First published on Tuesday 02 August 2011)
(First published on Tuesday 02 August 2011)
Ex-Lieutenant Christopher Stevens, former Deputy
Presidential guard and WO 1 Mansaray or Obai a former soldier in Maada Bio
military team described Bio’s comment as damn lies and stressed that the former
military officer should keep quiet and stop being deceitful.
Contrary to what Retired Bragadier Maada Bio told
the BBC Network Africa, Christopher Steven stated that Maada Bio was an
important insider who took part and unanimously supported all actions and
decision of the Supreme Council of State. With all authority, the former
presidential guard revealed that former leader, Valentine Strasser, was very
much prepared to hand over power to a civilian government to show his commitment
to democracy to the international community.
Maada Bio and other members of the Supreme
Council, he said decided to gang up against Captain Strasser so that they may
stay in power to satisfy their selfish ends.
"If Maada Bio is saying the truth, why did he
forcefully take money from the Central Bank to support peace before election
campaign and organized the Bintumani Two Conference? Why did he organize
soldiers to shoot at Regent Village in order to cast the blame on RUF so that
the elections may not go on? The solders asked.
Also on the issue of the NPRC execution of Colonel
Yayah Kanu and others, the soldiers disclosed that Maada Bio should not distance
himself from that action.
"It is a big lie and rubbish. This fellow was the
very one who was persistently calling for the execution of these people until
everyone in the Council supported him," they noted, adding that Valentine
Strasser warned him of some of the consequences of their actions.
WO1 Mansaray or Obai who served under Maada Bio’s
leadership after the death of Captain Ben Hirseh accused the former Brigadier of
mutiny as according to him, "within the shortest possible time when Bio took
over, we saw Foday Sankoh after fighting for so long. He is responsible for
dragging the war to a longer period. Why did he punish us when he was highly
connected with the war? The irate soldiers asked adding, "His sister was with
Foday Sankoh while his late brother, Steve Bio was also a major player in the
war trading in arms and ammunition."
Another soldier, Gibrilla Conteh aka Freekallay
believes that Maada has some scores to settle with Sierra Leoneans, not to
mention the military.
According to these soldiers, most of the
information they have divulged to this press are facts and that a complete
archive will soon be made public so that all may decide. "We are not against him
but we want to set the records straight. He was our boss we have many proof but
we are watching," they maintained, adding that they are fully ready should any
action is brought against him.
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