𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐄-𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

By: Miracle Seer

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay and Deputy Minister of Justice, Madam Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh, had officially launched the development of the 𝐞-𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭, marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing digital transformation journey within the justice sector. 

This crucial initiative is a key deliverable under the 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 and aims to modernize and digitize the country’s justice system, enhancing efficiency and transparency across all levels of governance.

The Attorney General, Alpha Sesay, expressed his enthusiasm for the project, stating: “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞-𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞.”

The consulting firm, 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐂𝐀𝐀𝐈𝐍), which is leading the development of the e-Justice Blueprint, brings significant international experience in digital solutions and justice sector reforms. Their expertise will guide Sierra Leone through the complexities of transitioning to an e-Justice framework, ensuring that the country leverages best practices and innovative technologies in its digital transformation process.

𝗠𝘀. 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, reiterated the importance of stakeholder collaboration in making the project a success,“𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞-𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭. 

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.”

The launch of the e-Justice Blueprint is part of the government’s broader effort to ensure that Sierra Leone’s justice system keeps pace with global technological advancements. 

The ultimate goal? To create a more accessible, user-friendly, and integrated justice system that improves service delivery for citizens, strengthens accountability, and enhances the rule of law.

As the development of the e-Justice Blueprint progresses, there is optimism about the future of the justice sector in Sierra Leone. With the leadership of the Ministry of Justice, the support of international partners, and the involvement of stakeholders across sectors, the country is poised to embrace a digital future in which justice is more efficient, accessible, and transparent for all citizens.