Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco has ruled that prosecutors established probable cause against Paul Jamaal King and several co-defendants in the alleged US$19.2 million cocaine trafficking case, ordering that the matter be forwarded to Criminal Court “C” for trial after an indictment is drawn by Criminal Court “A”. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday,…
Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice has imposed one of the harshest penalties under Liberia’s Amended Trafficking in Persons Act of 2021, sentencing seven members of a human trafficking syndicate to 50 years’ imprisonment each for orchestrating a fraudulent Canada employment scheme that exploited dozens of vulnerable Liberians. Resident Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie…
Richard Denteh, the man accused of causing the death of his wife, Lorpu Kollie, has spoken to the media after being taken to court by the Liberia National Police to face trial. Speaking to Ablee-Jay TV’s reporters in Bong County, Denteh said during an argument, he lay on top of his wife but claimed he…
With the rejection of Madam Finda Bondoo’s Criminal Appearance Bond, legal experts believe that she may go to jail if she cannot fulfill her obligation to the court within 72 hours. Over the weekend, Criminal Court “C” rejected the criminal appearance surety bond submitted by former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bondoo, concluding…
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr., has appointed a new leadership for the Judiciary’s Public Defense Program in a move aimed at strengthening legal representation for indigent defendants across the country. The appointments were announced in a memorandum dated July 1, 2026, and signed by the Administrator of…
A British investor, Hans Armstrong, is preparing to file a US$10 million lawsuit against Liberia’s Ministry of Justice, alleging harassment, abuse of legal process, and failure to protect his property rights after heavy-duty mining equipment valued at US$2.5 million was allegedly scrapped and sold in Bomi County. According to a draft complaint, Armstrong’s legal team…
Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice has adjourned bond justification proceedings involving former Chief of Protocol to former President George Weah, Nora Finda Bondoo, after hearing testimony from the first surety supporting her criminal appearance bond. Taking the witness stand, Cllr. Abraham W. Simpson testified that he owns a property located in Gaye…
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that Paul J. King, General Manager of GLS Menzies declared a Person of Interest in the June 8 seizure of 237.6 kilograms of cocaine at Roberts International Airport, has voluntarily turned himself in and is now in the custody of the Joint National Security Investigative Task Force. King, who…
The recent interception of over 237 kilograms of cocaine, valued at a staggering US$19 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has generated public interest as many Liberians continue to wonder as to who owns the drugs and brought it into the country with the Government of Liberia naming at least ten persons of interest in…
Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has ordered the release of an additional eleven pretrial detainees from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) ruling that their continuous detention violates Liberia’s statutory and constitutional guarantees of a speedy trial. The eleven detainees are among 219 inmates expected to be released ‘without prejudice to the State,’…
