The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes the general public to know that it has formally instituted an investigation into the activities and management of funds of the 50th Anniversary Committee Celebrations.

Under section 63 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2008, the Commission has advised the following persons of interest to surrender their travel documents to the Commission:

• Dr. William Conteh
• Dr. Julius Spencer
• Yeniva Sisay-Sogbeh
• Brima Kamara
• Mohamed Kutubu

The Commission on Wednesday 23rd February 2011, put the said persons on bail in the tune of five hundred million Leones (Le 500,000,000) each with two sureties in like sum and two properties in the Western Area of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

The conditions of the bail were met by all of the said persons and they were released to their sureties.

The Commission welcomes any vital information that would assist its investigations. Regular updates will be provided.

The investigation continues.