The Presiding Judge of Criminal Court “A”, Roosevelt Z. Willie, has ordered the release of 46 pretrial detainees from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) after ruling that their continued detention violates Liberia’s statutory and constitutional guarantees of speedy trial. The detainees form part of 219 inmates expected to be freed “without prejudice to the…
19-year-old Lee Meanyen has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, for multiple crimes linked to a violent motorcycle theft attack. The sentencing was handed down on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, following Meanyen’s guilty plea to charges including armed robbery, attempted murder, and aggravated assault….
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has fined Orange Liberia the among of four million Liberian dollars (L$4,000,000) after finding the telecommunications company liable for the unauthorized issuance of a customer’s SIM card to a third party. According to telecommunications regulators, this compromises the customer’s privacy and telecommunications security. According to an official statement issued by…
The Presiding Judge of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice has launched a formal investigation into alleged jury misconduct in the high-profile US$6.2 million economic sabotage case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and several former government officials. The probe follows reports that some empaneled jurors may have…
Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has reportedly ordered an investigation into allegations of jury tampering involving employees of the Judiciary following the controversial verdict in the high-profile US$6.2 million corruption case tried at Criminal Court “C” in Monrovia. Judicial sources informed disclosed on Wednesday that the probe centers on claims that some court employees allegedly…
The Independent Societal Watch Advocates (ISWA) has condemned recent comments made by the Chairman of the Unity Party Youth League, Togar Melvin Cephas, that Justice Minister Oswald Tweh is ineffective in leading the charge to fight corruption. Following the non-guilty verdict rendered in the landmark US$6.2M corruption case involving former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah,…
The Assigned Judge for the May 2026 Term of Court at the 14th Judicial Circuit Court in Rivercess County, A. Blamo Dixon, has issued a strong warning to jurors, stating that any individual found engaging in misconduct during court proceedings could face up to thirty days imprisonment in a common jail cell. Speaking during the…
Since the acquittal of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and the conviction of Cllr. Nyanti Tuan and others in the US$6.2 million Economic Sabotage case, many legal experts have expressed diverse views over the jury’s mixed verdict, with some arguing that the case is over, while others are calling for a retrial. Jeremiah Samuel…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has condemned calls emanating from what it terms “few misguided individuals,” especially the Chairman of the Unity Party National Youth Congress, Mr. Melvin Cephas, for the dismissal of the Minister of Justice, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, following the jury verdict in the US$6.2 million corruption case at “Criminal Court…
Proceedings in the ongoing National Joint Security (NJS) funds trial intensified on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Criminal Court “C” as prosecutors and jurors subjected former Solicitor General and Acting Minister of Justice, Cllr. Nyanti Tuan, to rigorous questioning over procedures, authority, and alleged financial irregularities tied to more than L$1 billion and US$500,000 reportedly…
