Author: Kennedy L. Yangian

Monrovia – Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice Wednesday, April 10, 2019, dropped charges against former National Port Authority boss Matilda Parker and Comptroller Christiana Paelay.

Cllr, Jonathan T. Massaquoi Monrovia – As the Senate is set to vote against or for the impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, Cllr. Jonathan T. Massaquoi claimed that Ja’neh’s impeachment by the House of Representatives is not out of defiance action as allegedly stated by the president of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe.

Malissa Kebeh Tokpah Monrovia – Defendant Malissa Kebeh Tokpah, 33, has been ordered detained at the Monrovia Central Prison pending prosecution for allegedly beating a five-year-old girl to death.

ECOWAS Court representatives addressing the Liberian press MONROVIA – For sometimes now, scores of Liberians both at home and abroad have been advocating for the establishment of a war crimes court in the country to prosecute those responsible for the violation of human rights in the country’s 15-year civil crisis, which claimed the lives of an estimated 250,000 persons.

Monrovia – As opposing arguments ensue between state and defense lawyers over the validity of the bail filed to release five indicted Central Bank of Liberia officials, the lawyer of former CBL Governor Milton Weeks insists his client’s bond is sufficient.

Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi of the International Law Group Monrovia – The Liberia National Bar Association President, Cllr. Tiawon Gongloe’s recent comment against the Supreme Court’s role in the impeachment saga of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh have come under sharp criticism from another member of the Bar. Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi of the International Law Group (ILG) termed Cllr. Gongloe’s comments as contemptuous. On Monday, March 11, at program marking the formal opening of the March 2019 Term of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Francis Korkpor stated that the high court was facing a challenging time in the wake of the impeachment…