The Supreme Court through its Chamber Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has granted a temporary writ of certiorari to state prosecutors in the economic sabotage case involving former government officials including Ex-Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and four others. Justice Gbeisay on January 2, 2025, ordered Criminal Court “C” Judge A Blamo Dixon and the defendants to…
Bill Jallah, aged 38, was forwarded to the Monrovia City Court on Friday, December 27, 2024, for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Princess Zuo in the Duport Road area. Jallah was charged with the crimes of Murder, Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, and Aggravated Assault. Upon receiving Defendant Jallah, Magistrate Ben L. Barco of the Monrovia…
Sekou Musa Bility, a young Liberian and resident of the Jacob Town, Waynesville Community, is reportedly facing condemnation and death threat from family members for converting from Islamic to Christianity. Mr. Bility escaped in 2017 when his family members and others Islamic termed his decision to convert to Christianity as senseless and ill-advised and has…
The Supreme Court of Liberia through its Chambers Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, declined to issue the writ of certiorari prayed for by state prosecutors to prevent the lower court from admitting a defective bail bond of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah as a surety for criminal appearance. After the…
The manner in which the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled in the ongoing impasse at the House of Representatives over the removal of embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has left many citizens in panic as the high court’s opinion leaves a dark cloud for chaos and speculation. The court ruled and ordered the Clerk of…
The City Court of Monrovia has charged Rivercess County Senator Bill Twehway with Criminal Mischief after failing to appear before the court based on a Writ of Summon against him and former Miss Liberia Verolyn V. Vonleh. The Monrovia City Court had issued a Writ of Summons against Senator Twehway and Miss Vonleh for failure…
After entertaining arguments between both parties in legal proceedings over the removal of House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, the Supreme Court of Liberia has reserved ruling in the matter. The justices’ decision comes after Cllr. Varney Sherman, lawyer for the majority, and Cllr Arthur Johnson representing the minority bloc, battled in a tense…
Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on Wednesday November 20, 2024, in his ruling of Writ of Hebeas Corpus and Bill of Information, told government lawyers that they are in violation of both local and international laws after admittedly handing over defendant Imbrahim Sheriff to his Guinean government. Imbrahim Sheriff was charged with mercenarism,…
The Judge of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice Blamo A. Dixon has endorsed the US$8 million criminal appearance bond filed by Former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and others facing trial for economic related crimes. The judge took the decision on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 after the defense council justified their bond…
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and others are expected to face Judge A. Blamo Dixon of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on today, November 20, 2024, to justify the US$8 million criminal appearance bond filed through their legal team. The former finance minister, Cllr. Nyanti Tuan, former acting…
