Legal Issues
Liberia: DNA Links Bon Jallah to Evidence, But Rwandan Expert Says Tests Can’t Show When or How It Got There
Forensic report also flags unidentified DNA on toilet paper found at the scene
MONROVIA – A Rwandan forensic expert testified Wednesday that DNA profiles recovered from four exhibits in the...
Legal Issues
Liberia: State Rests as Defense Challenges 5,000-Bag Figure, Witness Accounts
Monrovia — The prosecution has rested its case against former Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah and his co-defendants in the Saudi rice trial after...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Prime Credit Sues Central Bank, Demands Nearly US$1.2M Over Credit Bureau Dispute
Monrovia — Prime Credit Reference Bureau, Inc., a Liberian-owned company headed by Managing Director and CEO Eugene Bedell, has filed a damages action against the...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Rice Trial Exposes Deep Cracks in Liberia’s Disaster Relief System, Regardless of Kemayah Verdict
MONROVIA – Whatever the jury in Criminal Court "C" ultimately decides about Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah's guilt or innocence, the trial now in its...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Jury Convicts 46-Year-Old Man of Statutory Rape of 12-Year-Old Girl
Monrovia-The conviction of a 46-year-old man for statutory rape involving a 12-year-old girl has brought renewed attention to the responsibility of adults who have...
County News
Liberia: Saudi Rice Trial Goes to Court, But Victims Say They Still Want the Help They Were Promised
Summary
The long-delayed trial over Saudi-donated rice intended for vulnerable and disaster-affected Liberians but was allegedly diverted to line officials’ pockets has begun in Monrovia.
Some...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Former Solicitor General Cephus Calls on Boakai to Apologize to Ex-VP Taylor Over Arrest
MONROVIA — Former Solicitor General of Liberia, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to publicly apologize to former Vice...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Chief Justice Temporarily Suspends Lawyer Over Misconduct Complaint
Monrovia-Chief Justice Yarmie Q. Gbeisaye, has temporarily suspended Cllr. Peter King from practicing law before any court in Liberia, following his reported failure to...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Ex-VP Howard-Taylor Camp Fires Back, TAKES CASE TO THE PUBLIC As Client Battles Illness, Prosecution Over Drug Trafficking Allegation
As Jewel Howard-Taylor’s criminal case advances through Liberia’s justice system, her family and supporters are mounting a parallel battle in the court of public...
Legal Issues
Liberia- Former Police Crime Commissioner Johnny Dean Freed on US$15K Property Bond After Bribery, Criminal Conspiracy Charges
Monrovia— Former Liberia National Police Commissioner for Crime Services Johnny Bolar Dean has been released from custody on a US$15,000 property valuation bond after...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Cassell Kouh Faces US$50,000 Debt Claim After Alleged Failure to Honor Court Payment Deal
Monrovia-Businessman Cassell Anthony Kuoh is facing a US$50,000 action of debt before the Debt Court for Montserrado County after allegedly failing to honor a...