Former Minister of Finance Samuel D. Tweah Jr., through his lawyers, has rejected claims by the Solicitor General Cllr. Augustine C. Fayiah, suggesting that defendants in the ongoing US$6.2 million economic sabotage case confessed to committing a crime. Speaking Thursday, March 12, 2026, after the alleged corruption case opened at Criminal Court ‘C’, Cllr. Arthur…
A twelve-member jury at the Criminal Court “A” located at the Temple of Justice has unanimously returned a guilty verdict against five Liberian women for their involvement in a child trafficking case. The case involves fourteen (14) Liberian children who were intercepted by officers of the Liberia Immigration Service in the Red Light community of…
Four Senators, including Amara M. Konneh of Gbarpolu County, Gbehzohngar Milton Findley of Grand Bassa County, Abraham Darius Dillon of Montserrado County, and Edwin Melvin Snowe of Bomi County, have called on the Plenary of the Liberian Senate to invite Minister of Justice Oswald Tweh to provide clarity on procedural irregularities surrounding a subpoena issued…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has issued a Clearance Certificate to former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister J. Bryant McGill, exonerating him from the crime of rape. According to a police report issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Miss Emma Pour, 23 years of age, on behalf of her sister, victim F.P.C.D, whose full name…
Criminal Court ‘C’ at the Temple of Justice has sentenced two former senior officials of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) to five (5) years imprisonment each for their involvement in the misuse of public funds allocated for Liberia’s 2021 National Population and Housing Census. Presiding Judge Ousman Feika handed down the…
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…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has dismissed two of its officers, Isaiah M. Gray and George Cooper, following the conclusion of an internal investigation. The decision follows a comprehensive investigation and the voluntary verbal statements of the accused officers concerning serious allegations of fraud, forgery, and falsification of official documents, specifically involving Resident Permit Cards….
A potential impeachment hangs over the presiding Judge of Criminal Court “A” Roosevelt Z. Willie regarding a writ of subpoena issued against the Clar Hope Foundation to provide financial records and demonstrate proof of every financial contribution made to the construction of the institution. Addressing legislative reporters on Thursday, January 22, 2026, Margibi County Senator…
A 16-year-old minor is said to have been sodomized, gang raped, and allegedly kidnapped by a senior staff member of the National Security Agency (NSA) identified as Peter Bon Jallah; Police Inspector General, Gregory O.W. Coleman has disclosed. Coleman told a press conference in Monrovia on Monday, January 12, 2026, that suspect Jallah has been…
Defense lawyers in the ongoing arson case involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and others have termed the trial as politically motivated after a lower court decided to disband the jury. Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia is expected to select a new set of jurors after the disbandment of…
