Ed Butler
speaker
170 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 6d ago
Ed Butler’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In March this year, I visited Sierra Leone myself.
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When my microphone appeared, though, it was clear local fishermen were not keen to discuss the alleged presence of a major drugs dealer.
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They say that there are guys coming with the drugs.
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Do you ever see any of them, the drug boats?
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No, no, no, we have never set eyes on that.
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But with a lowered voice, one man did direct my attention to a nearby harbour.
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That harbour is not to the benefit of the fishermen.
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What is it for?
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They're not legitimate.
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That's the exact word.
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Smuggling.
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Florence Lileima Kata is a journalist and women's rights activist who did speak to me on the subject.
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She says that many people in the town are now talking, although they're afraid.
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But is there any doubt that he is still in Freetown?
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We as citizens are still looking forward to having a concrete and honest discussion
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outcome of the investigations.
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Freetown journalist and activist Florence Katter.
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Well, despite the fact that Jos Leidicus is on an Interpol most wanted list, that he's got a 200,000 euro reward on his head and that the Dutch government have formally requested his extradition, Sierra Leone's government have remained unerringly silent.
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There is no move, it seems, to extradite him, nor even any acknowledgement that he's in the country.
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I sought answers from Sierra Leone's Attorney General and Justice Minister Alpha Cisse.
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