The President of the National Association of Trial Judges of Liberia (NATJL), Nancy Finda Sammay, has raised serious concerns about recent judicial appointments by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, which have placed individuals without formal legal training or certification in magistrate positions. Judge Sammy’s formal communication to Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., on behalf of…
The Judge of the Criminal Court ‘B’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Wesseh A. Wesseh, has sentenced Bill Jallah to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, Princess Zuo. On Wednesday, September 22, 2025, the judge rendered his decision following a presentencing investigative report from the Probation Services of the Ministry of Justice, which…
Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe has called for the dismissal and subsequent prosecution of Deputy Youth and Sports Minister J. Bryant McGill, for allegedly raping a minor. He said the delay of justice undermines the government’s rule of law component of the “R” in the ARREST agenda. Speaking Monday, September 15, 2025 in Monrovia, Cllr. Gongloe wants…
The Cestos Magisterial Court in Rivercess County has overturned its earlier decision to jail journalist Eric Opa Doue, following widespread condemnation of the ruling as a misapplication of the law. Magistrate Dixon Yeahgar had controversially sentenced journalist Doue to 30 days in prison on a charge of criminal coercion. The Press Union of Liberia (PUL)…
Former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and several other defendants in the ongoing Capitol Building arson case are seeking an independent medical examination to establish alleged brutality by the National Security Agency (NSA). Koffa and thirteen other defendants’ legal team formally objected to a court order mandating medical examinations at the government-run John F. Kennedy…
Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has temporarily released former Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Chairperson Abdullah L. Kamara, after his arrest and brief detention at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), based on a US$295,000 bail bond made by his lawyers. On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Kamara was arrested and sent…
Criminal Court A Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has reserved ruling in a motion to suppress evidence filed by former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and several other defendants in the ongoing Capitol Building fire trial. On September 1, 2025, the Justice In-Chambers at the Supreme Court of Liberia, Jamesetta Howard-Wolokollie, rejected a property valuation bond…
The Justice In-Chambers at the Supreme Court of Liberia, Jamesetta Howard-Wolokollie, has rejected the property valuation bond proffered by former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa’s office staff, Thomas Etheridge, and several others indicted in the December 18, 2024 fire incident at the Capitol Building. The Supreme Court’s action comes after Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt…
Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has deferred the legal battle between the Government of Liberia and five lawmakers including former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa after the state failed to present evidence to the defendants’ lawyers. Judge Willie adjudged that given the fact that Koffa, Abu B. Kamara, Jacob Debee and Dixon W….
As part of his desire to rebrand and professionalize the Judiciary, Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has ordered a credential audit. In keeping with the instruction, the Civil Service Agency (CSA) has taken charge and is expected to begin a weeklong personnel verification and credential audit on Thursday, August 28, 2025. At his induction recently,…
