Comium Commercial Director Joe Amara Bangali Jr. |
(IIJ Weblog) - One of Sierra Leone’s mobile companies Comium was slammed Le30 million by the High Court of Sierra Leone.
The matter which was under the late Justice Samuel A. Ademusu in the
Civil Division of the High Court of Sierra Leone on Monday 16th April,
got a judgment after the death of Justice Ademusu.
The case involved Jemima I. M. M’Cormack as Plaintiff and Comium (SL) Limited 30d Wilkinson Road, Yata Building in Freetown, as the Defendant.
The judgment which was delivered on April 10th, 2012
before the court by the Honourable Judge Justice Katutsi.
The late
Justice Ademusu explained the background to the case and went to state
that the Plaintiff Jemima I. M. M’Cormack was employed by the Defendant
as a Desk Receptionist on the 12th, May 2006 and confirmed as a permanent staff on 25th July, 2006.
The judgment went further to explain that while on official duty, the Plaintiff fell ill in Bo on 7th November 2006 and was brought down to Freetown by the Defendant and had her admitted at the Cupid Nursing Home on the 9th
December, 2006 until she was removed from the hospital by her mother
due to poor condition. The Plaintiff according to the judgment did not
contact the Defendant, Comium until after 18 months when the Defendant
received a letter from a lawyer.
Having considered the totality of the evidence before the court, the
late Judge referred to some of the claims made by the Plaintiff as
ridiculous, frivolous and without merit.
In that respect, the court
dismissed all the above claims for want of evidence with regards the
Plaintiffs claim for NASSIT contributions for seven months that she has
worked. The late Judge in his judgment agreed that the contribution
should be paid by the Defendant according to the evidence and held that
contributions made by the Plaintiff are not claimable and therefore
dismissed.
Again the judgment took an examination of the Plaintiff’s letter of confirmation of her employment dated 25th July 2006 and held that the Plaintiff was not served with a notice of termination of her services.
In view of this, the late Judge states that the Defendant (Comium SL
Limited) is liable for unlawful termination of the Plaintiff’s
employment and further held that the Defendant is liable to pay the
salaries of the Plaintiff from 1st January 2007- 1st November 2008.
Concluding, the Judgment among other things held that the Plaintiff
is entitled to an award on humanitarian grounds which was assessed at
Le30 million and ordered that the said sum be paid to the Plaintiff for
medical treatment.
And the judgment of the late Justice Ademusu ordered that the salary due to the Plaintiff from 1st January, 2007 to 30th November, 2008 be paid. Lawyer Ibrahim Kanu representing the Plaintiff while Renner Thomas and Co for the Defendant.
The judgment came at a time subscribers were crying that the company
is robbing them. According to some of the subscribers what the company
is advertising is contrary to what is happening more especially on the
tariff plan.
Comium to Comium was advertised 9 units per minute but the company is
deducting 10 units per minute. Off Net peak Comium to other networks 15
units per minute but they are deducting 17 units per minute. Off peak
Comium to other network s15 units per minute but they are deducting 19
units per minute. This according to them is a criminal offence which
should be taken care of.
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