The Liberia Immigration Service – LIS has instituted several disciplinary measures with the immediate dismissal of two officers, suspension of four officers without pay and warning three for illegal possession and discharge of firearm leading to bodily injury of a civilian, neglect of duty and concealing information from authority. In a statement issued by the…
In the wake of consistent advocacy surrounding the legal instruments relative to death penalty, the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform, supported by the British Embassy accredited near Monrovia, have ended a one-day comprehensive and final validation process on the draft death penalty bill. Speaking during the closing session, Independent…
The outgoing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, appeared to have aimed at public members and politicians who frequently criticize their decisions, especially in high-profile cases, emphasizing that their role is not to please any parties appearing before them but to interpret the law. Chief Justice Yuoh made these remarks…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has cited both parties in the ongoing corruption trial involving former Finance and Development Plaining Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four other ex-officials. The other defendants are former Solicitor General Nyanti Tuan, former Financial Intelligence Agency Controller P. Moses Cooper, Stanley S. Ford, Director for Financial Intelligence Agency and Jefferson…
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Liberia, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh has reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring justice for all Liberians. He assured President Joseph N. Boakai that a thorough investigation and subsequent prosecutions will be carried out for all those linked to the deaths of former auditors. During his first cabinet meeting of…
Defendant Abass Sanor, aged 42, has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment at the Grand Cape Mount County Prison Facility for multiple charges of drugs and substances. He was charged with Unlicensed Possession of Controlled Drugs or Substance of Section 14.89 of the 2023 Drug and Substances Act, and Trafficking of Controlled Drugs or Substance…
By T.Q. Lula Jaurey After the Justice in Chambers Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay declined to grant a Writ of Certiorari filed by the alleged arson attackers of the Capitol Building, the Magistrate of the Monrovia City Court L. Ben Barco on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, ruled against defendants in the preliminary hearing and transferred the case…
Just within five minutes to the commencement of the trial which coupled with the selection of jurors, former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four other defendants facing economic related charges filed a motion through their lawyers to have Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie dismiss the indictment drawn against them…
In the ongoing trial of former officials of government facing corruption related charges, a fifteen-man panel jury will be selected after being vetted by prosecution lawyers. The jurors are to be called as per their numbers given to each of them by the Jury Management Team and each would be expected to answer to his…
The Full Bench of the Supreme Court Bench has taken action on the Judiciary Inquiry Commission’s (JIC) recommendations on two judges for ethical misconduct in the discharge of their duties. Those suspended are Octavius B. Doe of the Monthly and Probate Court, Jaedae Statutory District in Sinoe County, and Magistrate Melvin Bah of the Paynesville…
