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Corruption Watch

179th Independence: Gongloe Calls Corruption a Sin, Says Liberia Suffers from “Poverty of Good Leadership”

Monrovia – As Liberia marked its 179th Independence Anniversary with celebrations across the country and among Liberians in the diaspora, renowned human rights and constitutional lawyer Tiawan Saye Gongloe...

Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case

Summary:           Victims and anti-trafficking advocates are urging Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. to rescind this month’s appointment of Bestman Juah  to a key government...

Liberia: LACC Opens Preliminary Review of ANC’s Complaint Over MRU Peace Center Project

Monrovia – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has begun a preliminary review of allegations surrounding the controversial Mano River Union (MRU) Center for Regional Peace...

Liberia: Civil Service Agency Blocks 1,381 Unverified Employees On the Ministry of Local Government’s Payroll

Monrovia — The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has presented to the Ministry of Local Government a comprehensive Personnel and Credential Verification Report, along with...

Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog Asked Liberians to Report Corruption By Putting Allegations in Boxes – It Didn’t Work

Summary: An effort by the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission to encourage citizens to report corruption by putting allegations in boxes at government agencies has failed, with fewer...

Liberia Airport Authority Board Chair Mantein Accused of Orchestrating Removal of MD Hughes, Motive Questioned

MONROVIA – Well-placed sources within government circles have informed FrontPage Africa that the Board Chairman of the Liberia Airport Authority, Nyah Mantein, is allegedly...

‘Senate Is Not Above the Law’, – Cllr. Gongloe Warns Amid Dispute Over Justice Minister and GAC Audit

Monrovia – Prominent Liberian lawyer and former Solicitor General, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has raised constitutional concerns over the Liberian Senate’s decision to cite the...

Liberia: LACC Vows to Operate Strictly Within a Framework of the Law and ‘Not on Political Sentiments

MONROVIA – On the heel of public mixed-reactions over the issuance of clearances by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) of several By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway past and...

Liberia: LACC Clears Emma Metieh Glassco of Corruption Allegations

Monrovia – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has exonerated Emma Metieh Glassco, former Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority of corruption following a...

Liberia: Ombudsman Raises Red Flag on Officials Serving in Government, Party Positions Simultaneously

Monrovia – The Office of the Ombudsman says it is preparing to submit an official report to the Liberian Senate detailing what it describes as...

Liberia: US$ 4 Million Dollar Lawsuit, Board Probe Deepen Crisis Over Law School Dux at University of Liberia

Monrovia – A dispute over academic honors at the University of Liberia has escalated into a legal and institutional standoff, as the announced dux of...