Soldiers Acquitted Of Plotting To Kill President In 2013

Thirteen soldiers accused of a coup plot in Sierra Leone have been acquitted by a military court, reports Reuters.

There was insufficient evidence to link the accused to the crimes, the judge ruled on Wednesday. The prosecution could not prove its case beyond all reasonable doubt, said the judge.

The soldiers, from the Fourth Infantry Brigade in the northern town of Makeni, were arrested in 2013. They were charged with mutiny and conspiracy to seize and kill President Ernest...