State prosecutors in the ongoing Manslaughter proceedings against Liberian Economist Samuel P. Jackson have formally petitioned Criminal Court “A” to reconsider and rescind its earlier ruling granting the defense permission to conduct an independent autopsy on the late Toni Jackson, wife of the defendant. In their motion, prosecutors argued that the cause and manner of…
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Temple of Justice, the Resident Judge of Criminal Court “A” significantly ruled in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving former Liberian economist Samuel P. Jackson, with the court granting the defendant’s Bill of Information, dismissing the prosecution’s challenges to his bail, and ordering the return of his personal property….
Testimonies in the ongoing corruption trial at Criminal Court “C” have further implicated former senior security officials in the alleged mismanagement of US$6.2 million. Appearing under cross-examination, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) investigator Baba Mohammed Boika told the court that former National Security Advisor Jefferson S. Karmoh played a key role in initiating the chain of…
Prosecution and Defense lawyers in the case involving former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and other ex-officials of government engaged in heated arguments on Monday, March 30, 2026, after the state secured a significant victory in getting several crucial pieces of evidence admitted into the trial. Prosecutors presented a series of documents deemed essential to proving…
Attention in the ongoing economic sabotage trial at Criminal Assizes “C” has shifted to the prosecution’s subpoenaed witnesses, who are expected to produce original cheque instruments and other financial documents that could directly link former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and his co-defendants to the questioned transactions. This follows Judge Ousman Feika’s order compelling officials…
The ongoing economic sabotage trial at Criminal Assizes “C” took a pivotal turn this week after a key prosecution witness from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) distanced former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. from the direct signing of major financial instruments at the heart of the case. Testifying as the…
The Presiding Judge of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice, Osuman Feika, has rejected a motion filed by former National Security Advisor Jefferson Karmoh seeking a separate trial in the high-profile economic sabotage case involving several former officials of the Weah administration. Karmoh is facing trial alongside former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah, former…
The ongoing Capitol Arson trial has been temporarily suspended following a petition filed before the Supreme Court of Liberia by former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and several other defendants. The petition challenges what the defense team describes as an irregular and legally questionable decision by Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” to…
The Monrovia City Court has ordered the arrest of Moses H. Abossouhe, Chief Executive Officer of St. Moses Funeral Parlor, following allegations of the unlawful exhumation and reburial of a deceased woman. The arrest order is contained in a writ issued by Stipendiary Magistrate L. Ben Barco after a formal complaint was lodged by private…
The Assigned Judge of Criminal Court “B” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Judge Mameita Jabateh-Sirleaf, emphasized the importance of respect for the rule of law during the opening for the February Term of Court AD 2026 for Criminal Assizes, stating that no one is above the law. Judge Jabateh-Sirleaf, delivering the charge on…
