Sierra Leone: Twelve people indicted after 'coup attempt' at the end of November. They are accused of "treason and complicity in treason" by the Sierra Leonean justice system. The defendants are among 85 people, mostly soldiers, arrested in connection with the events of 26 November. The authorities described the events as an "abortive coup attempt".Among those charged on Tuesday, January 2, was Amadu Koita, the bodyguard of the former president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma.