Attorney-General and Minister of Justice

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Although there were attorneys-general that served the Colony of Sierra Leone, the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice that still stands today was first established in 1961. [1] It would not combine with the Ministry of Justice until 1978 when the country's constitution was amended. The office is responsible for prosecuting all offenses in the name of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The Solicitor General and the Director of Public Prosecutions are two sub-units of the Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice.

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List of attorneys-general and ministers of justice (post-independence from the UK in 1961)

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  24. ↑ "Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara – Attorney-General and Minister of Justice attends memorial for flood victims". Sierra Leone Telegraph. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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