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…
Despite lots of public awareness regarding the issue of the crime of murder and its consequences, it seems that these conscious alerts fall on a stony soil, as three young men have allegedly fallen prey to the act and have been sent to jail at the Monrovia Central Prison. The men to include Victor Kemmie…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) with support from United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and funding from the United Nation Peacebuilding Fund is conducting anti-corruption training for personnel from integrity institutions and the Judiciary in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. The training brought together anti-craft institutions, students communities and employees from the Judiciary sector with the aim…
The Judge of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has banned over 20 alleged criminals from leaving Liberia based on multiple charges levied against them. Judge A. Blamo Dixon’s decision comes after the Government of Liberia prayed the court for a Writ of Ne-Exeat-Republica; stopping all the defendants from running away…
Criminal Court C at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has ordered the arrest of 27 persons for allegedly stealing medications from a warehouse in the Caldwell area. The court’s mandate comes as a result of a Writ of Arrest prayed for by the Ministry of Justice through the Pharmaceutical Crime Action Team (P-CAT) at…
