Crime
Liberia: After Delays and Bribery Allegations, Liberia’s Largest Human Trafficking Case Goes to Trial
Ten of 11 defendants in what prosecutors call Liberia’s largest human trafficking case are set to go on trial Wednesday, weeks after a grand...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Associate Supreme Court Justice Yussif D. Kaba Launches Liberia School of Law Rule of Law Lecture Series with Call for Far Reaching Reforms...
Monrovia – Justice Kaba delivered the Inaugural Rule of Law Lecture at the Liberia School of Law (LSL) on Friday, May 29 and spoke...
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Liberia: Supreme Court Hands Stephanie Audrey Kpoto Major Victory in Multi-Million Dollar Land Dispute
Monrovia – The Supreme Court of Liberia has upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of Stephanie Audrey Kpoto, bringing an end to a...
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Liberia: 11 Indicted in Country’s Biggest Trafficking Ring After FrontPage Africa Investigation Exposed Allegations Bribes Were About to Derail the Case
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent and New Narratives editors
Summary:
A grand jury in Monrovia has indicted 11 people accused of trafficking and stealing from...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Grand Mother Sentenced to Life for Killing Three Grand Children in Nimba County
Sanniquellie, Nimba County — The Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Sanniquellie on Tuesday, May 26, sentenced a 56‑year‑old woman to life in prison after...
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Liberia: Cllr. Gongloe Warns Against “Political Theater” in Corruption Cases, Calls for Stronger Indictments Under Liberian Law
Monrovia – Former Liberian Solicitor General Tiawan Saye Gongloe has issued a sweeping legal opinion cautioning prosecutors against weak and politically motivated indictments, arguing that...
Legal Issues
Liberia: Justice Minister Tweh Defends Handling of Former Minister Tweah Case
Monrovia –Justice Minister, Oswald Tweh, has responded to criticism from supporters of the ruling Unity Party over the government’s handling of the economic sabotage case...
Legal Issues
Judiciary Dismisses ‘Jury Tampering Probe’ Report as False, Warns Against Smear Campaign in US$6.2 Million Corruption Case
Monrovia – The Judiciary of the Republic of Liberia has strongly denied reports claiming that Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay ordered an investigation into...