Samuel Komba Kambo
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Samuel Komba Kambo Is a retired captain in the The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
. Kambo was one of six young soldiers in the Sierra Leonean Army
that ousted
president Joseph Saidu Momoh
and the All People's Congress
(APC) government on April 29, 1992. (the 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
)
He later became Energy Minister in the Sierra Leone Government
In August 1994, Kambo quit the NPRC and fled to the United States
to study at the University of Texas on a diplomatic visa, where he received a master's of business administration, and then worked as a fuels analyst for a Texas utility,
In October 2007, he was arrested by United States immigration authority in San Antonio, Texas
for his alleged role in summary executions of 29 counter-revolutionaries in his home country. He denied any involvement, and an immigration judge agreed there was no credible evidence that he had any role in the suppression of counter-revolutionaries, and ordered him released and entitled to permanent residence. The Immigration authorities appealed, and he was held in prison during the appeal. NPRC soldiers. He was ordered released on bond October 18, 2007 by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez. The Immigration authorities appealed this ruling to the Board of Immigration Appeals,. On November 28, 2008 the appeals board ruled that though he may not have participated or ordered the killings, he has "aware of them and ... continued to serve in a leadership post", and ordered him denied residency. In 2009 the United States Board of Immigration Appeals ordered Komba Kambo removed from the U.S.
Military of Sierra Leone
The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...
. Kambo was one of six young soldiers in the Sierra Leonean Army
Military of Sierra Leone
The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...
that ousted
1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
The 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état was a coup d'état against the government of Sierra Leone by a group of young military officers, led by 25-year-old Captain Valentine Strasser on 29 April 1992.-Results:...
president Joseph Saidu Momoh
Joseph Saidu Momoh
Major General Joseph Saidu Momoh was the President of Sierra Leone from November, 1985 to April 29, 1992.- Biography :...
and the All People's Congress
All People's Congress
The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...
(APC) government on April 29, 1992. (the 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
The 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état was a coup d'état against the government of Sierra Leone by a group of young military officers, led by 25-year-old Captain Valentine Strasser on 29 April 1992.-Results:...
)
He later became Energy Minister in the Sierra Leone Government
In August 1994, Kambo quit the NPRC and fled to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to study at the University of Texas on a diplomatic visa, where he received a master's of business administration, and then worked as a fuels analyst for a Texas utility,
In October 2007, he was arrested by United States immigration authority in San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
for his alleged role in summary executions of 29 counter-revolutionaries in his home country. He denied any involvement, and an immigration judge agreed there was no credible evidence that he had any role in the suppression of counter-revolutionaries, and ordered him released and entitled to permanent residence. The Immigration authorities appealed, and he was held in prison during the appeal. NPRC soldiers. He was ordered released on bond October 18, 2007 by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez. The Immigration authorities appealed this ruling to the Board of Immigration Appeals,. On November 28, 2008 the appeals board ruled that though he may not have participated or ordered the killings, he has "aware of them and ... continued to serve in a leadership post", and ordered him denied residency. In 2009 the United States Board of Immigration Appeals ordered Komba Kambo removed from the U.S.