Sierra Leone ‘coup’ leader sentenced to 182 years in prison

The streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone, are empty during a curfew on November 26, 2023 (TJ Bade/AP)

A court in Sierra Leone has found 11 people guilty of treason and other offences after what authorities called an attempted coup.

Their leader has been sentenced to almost 200 years in prison, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.