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“ACC fails to investigate credible allegations of corruption against the ruling SLPP party.”

A US report only mentions accusations of political bias without providing evidence to back them up.

Claim

“ACC fails to investigate credible allegations of corruption against the ruling SLPP party… Says a US Government report.” Front page headline in Salone Times Newspaper.

Rating Justification

SLAJ iVerify found that the way the claim is presented is misleading. The 2022 US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Report does mention that some individuals ‘accused’ the Anti-Corruption Commission of unfairly targeting opposition politicians while neglecting credible allegations of corruption against the ruling SLPP party., However, the report fails to identify these observers, and their accusations remain unverified.

Evidence and References

United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor report 2022. https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sierra-leone

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