One person has been killed while many others have been injured as the military unleashes violence on members and supporters of opposition parties in Sierra Leone. SaharaReporters reported on Saturday that Sierra Leone presidential election had been marred by delays and chaotic scenes among voters in some areas.
Presidential Election: One Killed, Many Injured As Military Reportedly Attacks Main Opposition Candidate, Supporters In Sierra LeoneSaharaReporters reported on Saturday that Sierra Leone presidential election had been marred by delays and chaotic scenes among voters in some areas.
Amid a crippling economic crisis that sparked deadly riots last year, incumbent president Julius Maada Bio of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party faced a dozen challengers — 12 men and one woman — though experts predicted a two-horse race between the president and his main rival, Samura Kamara, the head of the All People's Congress party, DW reports.
In one of the videos, President Bio’s main rival and head of the APC party, Samura Kamara, is seen lying on the floor, hiding alongside other party members in the room. “They were addressing a press conference when the military started shooting live bullets in the place so they had to lie down. The APC presidential candidate is the one in white and black lying on the floor in one of the videos,” one of the sources said.
Another poll, by the Sierra Eye magazine and two local research groups, forecast 38% for the incumbent and 25% for his main challenger.
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