FREETOWN, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The government of Sierra Leone on Wednesday established a special investigation committee to fully probe into the recent unrest that led to the killings of six police officers and several civilians.
A public notice from the State House said the investigations team is constituted following the assurance made by Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio.
On Aug. 10, large numbers of protesters in many parts of the country took to the streets, calling for the government to tackle the rising cost of living confronting the people.
The committee will examine the immediate and underlying causes, sources of financing, execution, consequences of the unrest, and the response of security forces, according to the notice.
"No Sierra Leonean should die as a result of extrajudicial killings," Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah, leader of the Opposition in Sierra Leone's Parliament, told Xinhua.
On Tuesday, Sierra Leone arranged a state funeral for the six deceased police officers.
