Sierra Leonean Attorney General Solomon Berewa said yesterday that the country lacked lawyers and judges. The government employed just 20 lawyers, about half the number it needs, AFP reported. He said the lower courts needed 27 magistrates and only 12 were available. The High Court, he added, was short of two judges and the Court of Appeal five judges. The Supreme Court had only four judges whereas the minimum requirement was five, he said.
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