Author: Kennedy L. Yangian

Monrovia – Government lawyers have requested Criminal Court C Judge Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay to set aside the bail bond filed by three of the indicted ex-officials of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Prosecution said the bail bond filed by defendants, David M. Farhai, Elsie Dossen Badio and Kollie Tamba, is insufficient to secure their day-to-day appearance in court to answer to the charges levelled against them by the State. The defendants were indicted by the Grand jury of Montserrado County on June 8, 2020 along with other defendants as members of the CBL Board of governors. They were charged…

Monrovia – An allegation by a Guinean company that its container went missing at the Freeport of Monrovia has taken a different dimension with Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean seems to be caught-up in the web of a legal wrangling.

Kaffel was charged with contempt, a violation that will lead to his arrest by the court due to his alleged refusal to honor a 24-hour ultimatum given him and the Deputy Justice Minister for Codification, Cllr. Nyenati Tuan

Defendant Demen after stabbing her brother, according to the police investigation, reported herself at the nearest Police Depot from where she was later transferred to the Police Headquarters in Monrovia. Monrovia – Police have charged a 27-year-old woman with murder after she allegedly stabbed her brother, who later died while he was being taken to the hospital.

An initial indictment on Mr. George Wisner who is one of the forerunners being considered for the chairmanship of the Unity Party, FrontPageAfrica gathered, which was being pushed by the Solicitor General, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, was for criminal facilitation, allegedly over the grant of investment incentive in 2013, that was abused by the beneficiary MONROVIA – The George Wisner, former Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC) and also a forerunner candidate for the chairmanship of the former ruling Unity Party risked being indicted on Monday for his issuing investment incentive in 2015 to a Czech company with Liberian…

The indictment accuses the defendants of Theft of Property, Economic Sabotage, Fraud on the Internal Revenue of Liberia, Misuse of Public Money, Property or Record, and Illegal Disbursement of Public Money, Criminal Conspiracy and Facilitation Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has re-indicted Milton Weeks, former Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, along with four former board members of the bank. The indictment was served on Weeks moments after state prosecutors had dropped previous charges against him on Monday, June 8.

Defendant Cole is expected to remain in prison pending trial, according to the 2005 Rape Statute that forbids bail for a defendant that allegedly commits the crime Monrovia – The Liberia National Police has charged a 24-year-old man for allegedly sodomizing a nine-year old boy in Congo Town, Monrovia.

Defendant Farhat and his son are being escorted by their lawyer Monrovia – A Lebanese businessman and his son have been found guilty of stealing over US$1 million dollars from Tayo Motors. In addition to the stealing, Salah Farhat, a shareholder in the company and son Tamer Farhat, an employee, were also found guilty of theft of property, misapplication of entrusted property and criminal conspiracy.

Finance Minister Samuel Tweah on two occasions failed to make an appearance before the court based on a subpoena to testify Monrovia – FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and Deputy Minister for Expenditure Samora Wolokollie have been charged with contempt of court and have been ordered arrested. A source at the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice, who hinted this paper Thursday evening March 11, 2020 but asked for anonymity, said that the two top Finance Ministry’s officials were ordered arrested by Judge Yarmie Gbeisay. The source stated that the arrest order issued by…

LNBA President Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Monrovia – The President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe, is calling on the Legislature to enact law to have elected officials, who interfere with court judgment and order be impeached or dismissed.