The withdrawal of public defenders from magisterial courts across the country has raised serious concerns among members of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA). The LNBA, through one of its senior members, Cllr. Eugene Lamie Massaquoi, President of the Grand Cape Mount County Bar, on Monday during the opening of the November term of the…
State prosecutors have alarmed the lack of funds to proceed with trial cases due to the Executive and Legislative branches refusal to give ears to the matter for the last four successive terms of court. Making the disclosure during the opening of the November A.D. Term of Court for Criminal Courts “A”, “B”, “C”, and…
Judge Osuman F. Feika of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County, has told judicial actors and citizens that everyone has an obligation to help weed the society from illicit or harmful drugs and substances. Making the disclosure on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the formal opening of the November A.D….
The Bong County Bar Association has elected new badge of officers for the next three years. Those elected are Cllr. Jonestone McGill, President, Vice President Atty. Jeremiah Samuel- Dugbo I., Secretary, Atty. Facia B. Harris, and Treasurer, Atty. Zinnah B. Sackie. With this resounding vote of confidence, Atty. Jeremiah Samuel Dugbo, I., an unassuming figure…
The battle to remove Speaker J. Fonati Koffa from his position has reached a boiling point as newly uncovered documents reveal unprecedented financial mismanagement at the National Legislature. Koffa, the first-ranking legislator in the country, has been accused of recruiting 479 individuals onto the House’s supplementary payroll, a move that is costing the government over…
The U.S. Government through its Embassy in Monrovia has welcomed the appointment of the Dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law Cllr. Jallah Allen Barbu as the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economics Crimes Court (WECC). The U.S. Embassy said on its official page that it looks forward to…
The Supreme Court Justice in Chambers, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., has clarified that he did not place a stay order on the functioning of the Majority Members of the House of Representatives. This clarification comes as tensions rise over the Majority Bloc’s plans to hold sessions in the joint chambers and begin proceedings to remove…
President Joseph N. Boakai has appointed Cllr. Jallah A. Barbu as the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) with immediate effect. According to an Executive Mansion release dated September 1, 2024, the appointment follows the recommendation of the Search Committee, which identified Cllr. Barbu as the ideal candidate…
Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia is expected to release on today, November 4, 2024, Ibrahim Khalil Sherif, a Guinean accused of attempting to overthrow the current Guinean junta President Mamady Duomunyah. Judge Willie’s decision will be in line with the Supreme Court Chambers Justice’s mandate,…
The Supreme Court of Liberia On Friday, October 25, 2024 issued a stay order on processes forming part of an attempt to oust House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, but it seems the high court’s order has no weight as anti Koffa lawmakers are determined to proceed. The Justice-in-chambers Yamie Quigui Gbeisay instructed the Majority…
