Former National Coordinator School Feeding Project Convicted
David Lewis Walker, former National Coordinator of the School Feeding Project in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology, was on Tuesday 2nd March 2010, convicted by the High Court of Sierra Leone presided over by Justice Mary Sey on thirty three counts (33) of misappropriation of public funds contrary to section 12(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000 (as amended.)
Mr. David Lewis Walker was sentenced to two years imprisonment to run concurrently on each count or to pay a fine of one million on each count, which is to be paid within a period of two months.
In passing judgment, Hon. Mary Sey said the Accused, Mr. David Lewis Walker, knew that to misappropriate public funds was wrong and that the prosecution proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt.
It could be recalled that the Accused person Mr. David Lewis Walker was on Friday 30th May 2008 arraigned at the Freetown High Court presided over by Justice Sey for the misappropriation of public funds totaling Le 57,350,000.00 (Fifty Seven Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Leone). The case involved an alleged misuse of funds jointly provided by the Government of Sierra Leone and the World Food Programme in the School Feeding Project. The allegations included inter-alia encashment of cheques from the project account for Mr. Walker’s private use as well as false representation of members of staff of schools benefiting from the School Feeding Project. Walker also falsely represented that certain persons were members of staff of the School Feeding Project.
The Commission was represented by Calvin Mantsebo Esq. Whilst the Accused was represented by Leon Jenkins Johnston.
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