afrol News, 21 June - Six senior officials of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, including the Minister, Dr Prince Harding, have been arrested after they were accused of receiving bribes.

Sierra Leone’s anti-corruption commission publication relations officer, Doris Fischer, confirmed the arrest of the officials to the media.

Those arrested include the Director of Civil Aviation and the acting Permanent Secretary in the Transport Ministry.

Anti-corruption officials have passed the files of the indicted officials to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice for review and possible prosecution.

The arrest of the officials was connected to the crashing of Paramount Airlines some weeks back. Except the pilot who escaped through the window, all the passengers and crew on board the helicopter were killed. They included Togo’s Minster of Sports, Richard Attipo.

Because of poor safety reasons, Paramount Airlines has been banned from flying in Europe.

Angered by the fatal crash, President Kabbah suspended Dr Harding. A commission was subsequently set up to investigate the cause of the crash.

By staff writer

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