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 to jail after the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission filed a criminal indictment against him over allegations of economic sabotage. Kamara was indicted by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County, accusing him and several others of multiple economic and financial crimes, including Economic Sabotage, Theft of Property, Misuse of Public Funds, Illegal Disbursement and Expenditure of Public Money, Misapplication of Entrusted Property, Criminal Facilitation, Criminal Conspiracy, and Criminal Solicitation.
The allegations stem from his previous role as Chief Executive Officer of TAMMA Corporation, before his appointment to the LTA, where they allegedly received payments totaling US$54,500 and L$22.5 million in May 2023, and an additional US$1.2 million between June and November 2023, from the LTA; disbursements were reportedly made without a written contract, Board approval, or any defined scope of work.
The documents revealed that the funds were earmarked for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities under the Liberia Digital Transformation Project (LDTP), a government initiative targeting youth digital empowerment. State lawyers alleged that the selection of TAMMA Corporation for the LDTP bypassed public procurement procedures required by the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), describing the deal as unlawful.
According to court documents, the payments were allegedly authorized by Edwina Crump Zackpah, then Chairperson of the LTA. The Liberia Anti-Corruption (LACC) investigation alleged that no verifiable services were delivered in return and that the funds remain unaccounted for.
The investigation accused the defendants of engaging in fraudulent activities with criminal intent, violating several sections of the Liberian Penal Code, Title 26. However, Kamara had distanced himself from TAMMA Corporation during an earlier corruption probe, arguing he had relinquished managerial control before the questionable transactions.
However, the LACC has refiled a targeted indictment, this time naming him individually and focusing on his alleged direct role in the financial mismanagement. The indictment was signed on August 8 by Court Clerk Knowles W. Shain and executed by Major Austine Seinavula of the Montserrado County Sheriff’s Office.
Kamara is expected to appear in court later this week as the case proceeds under the jurisdiction of Criminal Court “C”. The prosecution maintains that the defendants have no affirmative legal defense, and their alleged actions have caused financial loss to the Government of Liberia and its people.
The defendants have been indicted by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) for allegedly receiving unauthorized payments totaling more than L$178 million and US$440,000. The LACC investigation alleged that Edwina Crump Zackpah, former Acting Chairperson of the LTA, authorized the disbursement of US$654,000 and L$72,750,000 under the guise of implementing the federal Digital Transformation Project.
However, no procurement procedures were followed, no contracts were signed, and the payments were made in direct violation of Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) regulations. Experts in the legal field think that this case could become one of Liberia’s most significant anti-corruption cases, given the scale of financial misconduct and the blatant disregard for public procurement law.
