Not all that glitters is gold as the adage goes.  The much trumpeted world police has become victim of criminality and caught in the web of cultic conspiracy on human rights abuses and violations claimed to be perpetuated on a Sierra Leonean citizen Andrew Yamba Fallah.

He said he was tortured and medically did as experiment on while serving the United States Army at Fort Sill Oklahoma on the 8th May 1999.

Sadly, it is understood that this case has dragged on over the years, partly blamed by the United States Embassy in Freetown for failing or refusing to make available the contents of the ‘Guinea pig’ medical experiment conducted on the victim by the United States Army his consent.

The victim said several actions have been instituted by the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Parliament’s Human Right Committee, Office of the Ombudsman, Office of the Attorney- General and Minister of Justice, Human Rights Commission and many others, yet the United States Embassy is yet to come out with the truth surrounding the case. Mr. Fallah said he signed a Privacy Act Waivers (PAW) at the United States Embassy for the release of the contents of the medical experiments conducted on him on 16th  February 2006 and 16th March 2007 and on 27th February, 2024 respectively.

A request was sent to the Government of Sierra Leone and a News Paper publication of Peep Magazine requesting the victim to append his signature at the United States Embassy before making available the contents to both the victim and the Government of Sierra Leone.

Since then, the victim’s claims say, the United States Embassy in Freetown, apparently, is still dragging their feet to comply with their initial and continued stance of signing the PAW without violating the American Privacy Act of 1974.

“Only Gods know what has held them up till now. Refusing to release the contents of the ‘Guinee pig’ medical experiments is tantamount to impunity and while continue to undermine the victim human dignity and respect.

On this issue, according to United States Embassy, the American Privacy Act of 1974 prohibits them from releasing the contents of the medical experiments or records without signing a Privacy Act Waiver.

But this law has been complied and adhered to by both the Government of Sierra Leone and the victim through the signing of the Privacy Act Waivers, the victim says.

“Again, why is the United States Embassy afraid of coming out and stand by the law to release the contents?” he asked.

For many, America is expected to doing always the needful and curb the unwarranted actions of those criminals who perpetuated the crimes and assist those who have unlawfully accessed, using the medical experiments unlawfully without recourse to the law.

Rather, the United States Embassy is still behind the dark window neglecting the humanitarian laws and the declaration of fundamental human rights, of which it ought to be promoting in the world.

How long is the victim going to wait for the official release of the contents of this wrongs they have perpetuated on him?

The United States Government and its embassy in Sierra Leone are said to have contravened the values and protocols of United Nations Human Rights Commission on people’s rights and freedoms for which the US is a permanent member.

Many Sierra Leoneans have said compromising injustice in Fallah’s case is wrong and it reminds the people at global levels about the apartheid regime in South Africa and the decades of slavery during American sugar plantation practised centuries ago.

United States Embassy must comply and should not shy away from this inhuman treatment they have caused on humanity in general.

The victim and people of Sierra Leone have called on US-Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Brian David Hunt to wipe out this bad precedent by reporting the matter to his government.

It is better the United States Embassy in Sierra Leone gives a human face to the victim than lobbing the corridors of those who are not in the shoes of the victim to cover up the shame.

There was an investigation instituted by the United States Army Inspector – General in Fort Belvoir in America as a diplomatic note was written to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

It is hope that when that investigation is complete United States Government would report as permitted by law.

This permission has been given to the United States Government but since then and they are yet to make available the investigative report as required.