Sierra Leone Officials Facilitated Illegal Luxury Mansion Construction

A suppressed government investigation revealed that senior officials in Sierra Leone facilitated the illegal construction of at least 50 luxury mansions within the Western Area Peninsula National Park.President Julius Maada Bio commissioned the report four years ago, yet construction continues in the Bio Barray neighborhood despite recommended punitive measures against former minister Denis Sandy.While Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr warned that powerful figures are ignoring the law, the Anti-Corruption Commission has not yet launched a formal probe into the land sales.