16/09/2026
🚨🇪🇺 BREAKING NEWS | 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
🇪🇺 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON SIERRA LEONE RESOLUTION OVER “BOLLE JOS” CASE
The European Parliament is expected to vote tomorrow, Thursday, 17 September 2026, on a resolution calling for stronger pressure on Sierra Leone over the case of Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, widely known as “Bolle Jos.”
🇪🇺 The proposed measures reportedly include calls for the European Commission to consider “every possible sanction”, including possible restrictions affecting Sierra Leonean officials and pressure concerning EU development assistance.
💶 The debate also concerns Sierra Leone’s €352 million EU development funding allocation for 2021–2027.
🇳🇱 Dutch MEP Malik Azmani has been among those pushing for tougher European action over the Leijdekkers case and Sierra Leone’s handling of the matter.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Tomorrow’s European Parliament vote would be a resolution calling for action. It does not automatically mean that EU sanctions or the €352 million funding will be cancelled immediately. Any formal EU restrictive measures would require the appropriate EU decision-making process.
📌 Sierra Leone is now facing increased political pressure in Brussels over the Bolle Jos case.
More updates will follow after tomorrow’s vote.