From Paul Ejime In Freetown, Sierra Leone |Sierra Leone’s Police (SLP) have explained that the ban on vehicular movement on March 7 Election Day is aimed at securing public order and safety, consistent with the police mandate. Twelve of the 16 political parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the vehicular ban, with the dissenting parties alleging that the measure would infringe on the constitutional provision on free movement. DIG Kamara further explained that the decision on the 6am-7pm ban on the movement of unauthorised vehicles was based on intelligence and past experience where some persons abused the unrestricted vehicular movement to disrupt the electoral process in other voting precincts. He said the ban, which is only applicable in the District Headquarter Towns, and would not be extended to the rural areas, seeks to safeguard national security and the electoral process. Speaking earlier, Prof. Sawyer had commended the SLP and the other security personnel for maintaining peace and security in the country.

Source: GNN Liberia March 03, 2018 23:26 UTC