The Supreme Court of Liberia over the weekend barred three lawyers for dishonesty and fraudulent behavior. Delivering the opinion on behalf of her colleagues, Associate Justice, Jamesetta Howard-Wolokollie said the decision was based on the lawyers’ behavior to file fake documents. The three lawyers’ documents proffered claimed that they have met the five years legal…
The House of Representatives has enacted into law a bill establishing the Liberia Capitol Police. The House’s Press Bureau says plenary’s decision on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, was triggered by a report from its National Security Committee. It can be recalled, the House of Representatives mandated the committee to review the possibility and importance of…
Former Chief Justice, Cllr. Gloria Musu-Scott, a convicted felon, has lamented the deplorable condition faced by prisoners, mainly women and girls at the Monrovia Central Prison. Speaking from her prison compound on Friday, June 14, 2024 when the Women Situation Room (WSR) distributed 25 bags of rice to inmates in memory of former President Ellen…
The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) says it is troubled by the failure of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to appoint an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court Beach, claiming that such vacancy poses threat to judicial system. Speaking on Monday, June 10, 2024, at the Law Library on Ashmun Street in Monrovia, LNBA President, Cllr….
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has forwarded to court a 36-year old man identified as Neneh Gballah for Criminal Mischief and Theft of Property. Suspect Gballah is known to be a notorious criminal that enters offices and take away whatever he sees. Suspect Gballah was arrested, investigated and duly charged and sent to court to…
The Judicial Branch of the Liberian government is calling on the Executive and Legislature to revisit the 2024 budgetary allocation to the judiciary The Judiciary wants immediate actions taken to address what they called “Very serious issue.” The Judiciary through the Supreme Court, rejected appropriations in the 2024 fiscal budget. The Judiciary noticed that the…
Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice on Tuesday June 4, 2024, sent to jail a 28-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend for stolen phone. The incident reportedly occurred in the Baptist Seminary Community on May 17, 2024. Defendant Jamel Dinerson was charged with Manslaughter, which the Liberia…
Magistrate Ben L. Barco of the Monrovia City Court has sent to jail two judicial employees for Misapplication of Entrusted Property, Theft of Property and Criminal Conspiracy involving party litigants. The two employees are Court Sheriff, Pobleh P, Wea and Clerk of Court, Nah J. Wollor. The criminal acts were said to have occurred from…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested its officer, a police officer and two others with Drugs. Addressing a news conference on Monday, May 20, 2024, Director General Abraham Kromah said those arrested were Police officer Abraham K Kromah, LDEA Commander Martha Massally, Musa Kromah and Jack Harrison, a Ghanaian fisherman. Director Kromah indicated…
After exactly two terms of court battle in a US$100k theft case involving Pastor Abraham Benjamin of the Christ Embassy Church and US based Liberian, Christina Mamtu Singbah, a twelve-man jury have returned a unanimous not guilty verdict against the man of God. After the verdict was read, Judge A. Blamo Dixon of Criminal Court…
