Judge A. Blamo Dixon of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has found nine former employees of the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC) guilty for defrauding the Government of Liberia of over US$941,000 in revenue. Judge Dixon adjudged the nine defendants guilty of the crimes of Theft of Property, Criminal Facilitation,…
Reports indicate that the recent response by the President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, to the Supreme Court’s ruling on April 23, 2025, has created division among the association’s leaders. Just one day after the statement from the LNBA president, the association’s Vice President, Cllr. F. Juah Lawson, distanced…
After the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled on April 23, granting embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa’s amended bill of information, the House of Representatives Majority Bloc leadership headed by Representative Richard Nagbe Koon on Friday, April 26, 2025, filed a petition for re-argument before the full Bench of the Supreme Court. In Koon’s 29-count petition,…
The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has sent five women to jail for allegedly trafficking 14 Liberian children to Burkina Faso. On Friday, April 13, 2025, a case was filed of an alleged Human Trafficking involving 14 children who were traveling along with four women before being arrested by the…
After four of the five Justices of the Supreme Court of Liberia granted embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa an Amended Bill of Information to assess the constitutionality of actions taken by the Majority Bloc lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Associate Justice Yamie Qui-qui Gbeisay dissented from his colleagues, calling their decision a “slap in…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has scheduled a ruling for Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to address the longstanding impasse between the majority and minority blocs of the House of Representatives. This follows a Bill of Information filed by the embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa against the junta-style Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon. At 11 AM on…
Yesterday, April 16, 2025, was a scene of excitement at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, as 19 alleged criminals were released from pretrial detention from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) based on government’s failure to prosecute them. The inmates were seen happily praising God for bringing them out of prison. The defendants include…
After overstaying pretrial detention period at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), some up to nine years, on allegations of criminal charges, Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, released 17 inmates (first batch of over 100) upon government’s failure to prosecute….
Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has ordered the release of over 100 inmates from detention at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) based upon a motion filed by the defense lawyers. Judge Willie’s decision on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, is a result of a motion…
