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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 appear for an investigation into...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Liberia: Why EX-VP Howard-Taylor Abandoned Preliminary Evidence Hearing—and What It Means for Her Drug Case
Monrovia – The criminal case against former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has taken another major turn, with her lawyers abandoning a preliminary examination of the...
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Liberia: US$500,000 Defamation Suit Puts Kollie’s Claims, Kpoto’s Alleged Taylor Links and Coleman Questions Under Judicial Scrutiny
MONROVIA — Businesswoman Stephanie Audrey Kpoto’s US$500,000 defamation lawsuit against social-media commentator Martin K. N. Kollie has opened a new legal front in a...
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Liberia: Supreme Court Vindicates Labour Minister Kruah, Dismisses Ethical Breach Complaint
Monrovia — The Supreme Court of Liberia has dismissed a long-running complaint against Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., clearing him of allegations...
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Liberia: Witness Alleges Howard-Taylor Link to Cocaine Trafficking Investigation and Political Plot
Monrovia — A police investigator has testified in court about an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation in Liberia, telling the court that former Vice President Jewel...
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LDEA Officers’ Trial Heads to Jury as Lawyers Prepare Closing Arguments
KAKATA, Margibi County — September 4, 2026: The criminal trial involving several officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency is approaching its decisive phase,...
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Liberia: Ex-VP Jewel Howard Taylor’s Drug Case Delayed as Defense Seeks Medical Records, Cardiologist
MONROVIA — The preliminary hearing in the government’s drug trafficking and money laundering case against former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has been delayed as...
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Liberia: Court Puts $8M Bail Bond Under Microscope, Gives Ex-Presidential Protocol Officer 30 Days to Cure Defect, Passport Seized
Monrovia – Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo is making another legal effort to secure her temporary release, filing a new...