In 2009, Kondewa and eight former war commandants forming Civil Defence Forces including Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon, Alex Tamba Brima, Santigie Borbor Kanu, Ibrahim Bazzy Kamara, Augustine Gboa and Moinina Fofana were sent to serve their sentences in Rwanda.
After serving two-thirds of his sentence and exhibiting change, the Sierra Leone court provisionally released him and RCS repatriated him to his country.
In a statement, RCS Spokesperson, SSP Hillary Sengabo said that Kondewa who had been detained in Nyanza Prison was released Sunday.
Kondewa was accompanied by Sengabo who handed him to Sierra Leone officials.
“He was well-received, and affirms that in Rwanda he received programmes which facilitated him to become a good citizen,” Sengabo said.
Kondewa and eight compatriots arrived in Rwanda on November 31st 2009.
He was convicted on war crimes and use of child soldiers in Sierra Leone; he was sentenced by the Special UN court for Sierra Leone.
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