Judge Serena F. Garlawolu of Criminal Court “E” at the Temple of Justice reserved ruling pending notice of assignment during a hearing in a motion to rescind bond of George Wade alias Nicolas Jack Davis based on his release from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) on bail bond. The Judge after listening carefully to…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested Nana Gyamfi, a 28-year-old Liberian journalist, for the illegal possession of a firearm. In a release dated Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the LNP said Journalist Gyamfi was arrested earlier on Tuesday at Kwatekeh Radio Station located on the Capital By-pass in Monrovia following a tip-off. The firearm was…
It was all tears of joy on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 afternoon when the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia overturned the life sentence imposed by Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Willie on former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her relatives in connection with the death of Charloe Musu. Delivering the verdict, Chief…
It’s been over a month since the hearing of an appeal by the Supreme Court of Liberia in a case filed by former Chief Justice Cllr. Gloria Musu-Scott along with three other family members who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The Supreme Court is now set to…
A former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Francis S. Korkpor has refuted report linking him to a ploy to obtain a warrant to search the home of former President George Weah. In its Thursday, August 22, 2024 edition of FrontPage Africa (FPA) Newspaper quoting reliable sources close to the Executive Mansion that…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has dismissed with immediate effect Corporal Sabastine G. Weedee (LNP-2753) of the Police Support Unit (PSU) for criminal misconduct. The dismissal follows a complaint filed by Estella Metzger, an employee of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), who alleged that Officer Weedee visited the UBA 5th Street branch under the pretense…
Criminal Court “E” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has granted a criminal appearance bond to George Wade alias Nicholas Jack Davies. Davies stands accused of Rape and Theft of Property. Judge Serena F. Garlawulo’s action is based on the crime which is a second degree (General rape) felony that a bail bond can be granted in…
The Resident Judge of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Roosevelt Z. Willie, on Friday, August 16, 2024 ordered the release of 39 pre-trial detainees from the Monrovia Central Prison upon the failure of the Government of Liberia to indict them for crimes allegedly committed. The judge’s action was Sua-Sponte, meaning…
The Resident Judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court in Grand Bassa County Joe Barkon is calling on Liberians to uphold the rule of law in order to ensure sustainable peace, democracy and development. The rule of law is central to the governments’ approach to promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies in line with the…
Justice Minister N. Oswald Tweh has underscored the need for the construction of new prison facilities across the country to aid in decongesting the overly crowded Monrovia Center Prison and other prisons across the country. Speaking recently, Minister Tweh said the Monrovia Center Prison which was constructed to host a little over 350 inmates, now…
