Section 90, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

A statement made in a document shall be admissible incriminal proceedings as evidence of a fact of which direct oral evidence would be admissible if the person who made the statement is - (a) dead or by reason of his bodily or mental condition is unfit to attend as a witness; (b) out of the jurisdiction of Sierra Leone and it is not reasonably practicable to secure his attendance; (c) cannot be found after all reasonable steps have been taken to find him; (d) does not wish to give evidence through fear, provided that the statement was made to a Police Officer or some other person charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging defendants.