Author: Kennedy L. Yangian

Monrovia – Lone prosecution lawyer at the Wednesday, June 19, hearing of the Sable Mining Bribery Case, Assistant Justice Minister for Litigation, Cllr. Wesseh Alphonso Wesseh, breathed the air of relief after the court finally accepted his pieces of evidence produced in the case.

Monrovia – Former House Speaker Alex J. Tyler has been named as one of the prosecution witnesses to testify against the five indicted Central Bank executives, who are on trial for multiple crimes, including Economic Sabotage, Criminal Conspiracy, Facilitation and Solicitation.

Monrovia – The trial of five current and former Central Bank of Liberia officials indicted for economic sabotage could not proceed Monday, June 17, 2019, due to the absence of prosecution’s key witnesses.

Monrovia – One of the legal counsels of the 21 detained alleged rioters has alarmed that he is finding it difficult to secure an insurance bond for his clients from several insurance companies contacted “due to a threat from government’s circles” to the companies not to guarantee surety for them.

Cllr. Cephus is the Solicitor General-designate of the republic of Liberia Monrovia – Liberia’s Solicitor General-designate has threatened to “go after” individuals who make accusation aganist government officials, saying there’s a distinction between “free speech and free lies”.

Monrovia – Prosecution lawyers in the economic sabotage case involving five Central Bank officials are requesting the Supreme Court  Justice-In-Chamber to prohibit Judge Peter Gbeneweleh from hearing the motion to justify the bonds of the Defendants.

One of the main organizers of the June 7, planned protest, Henry Pedro Costa, telling reporters that the Justice-In-Chamber, Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe, gave the green-light for Council of Patriots to carry on with its action Monrovia – Justice-In-Chamber Cllr. Joseph Nagbe has mandated the Minister of Justice, Cllr. Frank Musah Dean, to identify the venue where organizers of the much publicized June 7 protest will gather to petition the government.

Monrovia – Presiding Judge Peter Gbeneweleh of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice is expected to put an end to the controversy between the prosecution and defense lawyers over the validity of the property and insurance bonds filed on behalf of five indicted officials of the Central Bank of Liberia when he rules on the matter on Monday, June 3, at 2:00 pm.

Monrovia – Former Central Bank Governor Milton Weeks, one of four Central Officials charged with economic sabotage in connection with the alleged 16 billion Liberian bank notes in the country has been caught into another predicament as prosecutor asked the court to reject his lawyers and one his sureties.

Monrovia – As Chief Justice Francis Korkpor defends his action of stopping the President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) while he was speaking on Monday, May 20, several legal luminaries have expressed their disagreement with the Chief Justice’s defense.