Sierra Leone's Independent Media Commission was set up in 2007 to promote a free and pluralistic media and to protect the public interest from abuse by media houses.

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The security forces will carry out directives from the newly formed Independent Election Commission, and together they will facilitate media and observers so that they can perform in "a free and transparent fashion, " officials said.

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On Thursday, London's Metropolitan Police said they were asking the Independent Police Complaints Commission to investigate the possible bribery of police officers by people working for the media group.

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