
The Liberian judiciary stands at a terrifying constitutional precipice. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the legal community, Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousman Feika recently took the unprecedented step of recalling a disbanded jury, launching a post-trial investigation into jury tampering, sentencing the 15 jurors to prison, and unilaterally vacating the “not guilty” verdict of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and his co-defendants.
