The Monrovia City Court Magistrate, Ben Barco, on June 13, 2025, relied on the social media evidence presented by state prosecutors to transfer the arson case involving former speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa and three fellow lawmakers to Criminal Court A that is responsible to hear such crimes. During the preliminary hearing, state prosecutors failed to…
In the preliminary hearing of the Capitol Building arson case involving four lawmakers, Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice has reserved his ruling for today, June 13, 2025. This ruling will determine whether the state has established a prima facie case against the lawmakers. If so, the case…
Preliminary hearings for the trial regarding the arson attack on the Capitol commenced on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. During the proceedings, the state’s first witness was unable to clearly identify who among the lawmakers charged with the crime authorized the burning of the building. Cllr. M. Wilkins Wright, representing four of the five lawmakers involved…
After spending two nights at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three others accused in the high-profile Capitol Building arson case have been released on a joint criminal appearance bond valued at $440,000. The bond was filed and approved on the morning of June 9, 2025, by Monrovia…
The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice, over the weekend, sent to jail former Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa and three other opposition lawmakers in connection with the Capitol Building Arson attack. Magistrate L. Ben Barco’s decision was as a result of a Writ of Arrest prayed for by…
Jurors at the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia were sequestered on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, following screening just before the trial of an alleged drug dealer, Peach H. Bility, commenced. After the jury was selected, Bility, through his lawyers, requested that the jurors be sequestered at the jury quarters located…
Criminal Court “A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has affirmed and confirmed the ruling of the Monrovia City Court Judge Ben L. Barco to extradite defendant Othello Bruce, a Liberian, to the United States of America, where he faces multiple charges of Aggravated Statutory Rape of a child believed to be his daughter….
The seventh prosecution witness in the murder trial of the late Lewellyn Brent, Atty. Kulee C. Varflay, Chief Superintendent of the Crimes Services Department at the Liberia National Police (LNP), has linked the three defendants—Nathan Clement, Victor Kimmie, and Benedict Kennedy—to the crime of murder based on the investigation conducted. Superintendent Varflay stated that during…
In a bold move to reform and revitalize Liberia’s security sector, the Liberia National Police (LNP) and Cuttington University have officially launched a transformative partnership focused on capacity development and leadership succession. This initiative aims to create a youth-led, educated security force for national transformation. The formal launch on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Saucococo,…
Civil Law Court “A” Judge George W. Smith has found the Fadiga Brothers guilty of defaming the character of former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Boss Abraham Kromah. Judge Smith ordered the Fadiga Brothers to pay $1.5 million in damages to Kromah. On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Judge delivered his ruling, stating that the…
