What is a forfeiture order and what happens if the Special Court issues a forfeiture order?
A forfeiture order is an order the Special Court can make requiring a convicted person to give to the Court any property (in Sierra Leone or abroad), including money from the sale of property that has been obtained as a result of criminal activity. In issuing a forfeiture order, the Court can either require that the property go to its rightful owner or, if the rightful owner cannot be identified or found, that the property go to the State of Sierra Leone. The Special Court Act requires the State to use any property forfeited to it either for the purposes specified in the forfeiture order or, if no purpose is specified, the forfeited property should be used to address the consequences of the conflict. This can be done directly, for example, through designating a building to be used for some public purpose such as a school or hospital, or indirectly, through selling property and depositing the money made from the sale into the War Victims Fund established pursuant to the Lomé Peace Agree
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