c) Article 116 (Misprision of Treason)

The denunciation is compulsory in case the misprision is a criminal offense.

Walter thinks we can knock out the misprision of felony charge.

(a) If the crime for which an action is brought is punishable by terms of first-degree imprisonment and if there is a risk of withholding of evidence, misprision of felony, or escape from prosecution;

The case of 15 men, a juvenile presumed to be 15 years old and a woman accused of treason and misprision of treason for their alleged roles in the attack on an army depot in Wellington on 13 January 2003, was first heard before the Magistrate court and then committed to the High Court in Freetown on 31 March 2003.

Pre-trial hearings in the treason and misprision charges against the 17 individuals, including a woman and a juvenile, arrested in connection with the Wellington Barracks incident in January 2003, which commenced in March at the Magistrate Court in Freetown, was referred to the High Court on 31 March.