Solicitor General Syrenius Cephus, who is also the government’s chief prosecutor, says the exit of Cllr. Arthur Johnson as head of the government’s Assets Investigation, Restitution, and Recovery Team is a big blow.
River Cess Magistrate Fears Lack of Essential Staff is Empowering Traditional System Over Courts
The magistrate of the Cestos City Magisterial Court in River Cess says operations at the court are being seriously impaired due to the lack of a court clerk, bailiff, and vital stationery supplies.
Air Maroc Ordered to Pay US$350k in Damages for Lost Luggage
Royal Air Maroc has been ordered to pay US$350,000 in damages to a lawyer for losing his luggage in a case that began almost five years ago.
AFL Chief of Staff, Others to Testify in Brownie Samukai Trial Today
The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia and other high ranking AFL officials are set to testify today in the economic sabotage trial against Brownie Samukai.
Lower Court Judge Reverts to Supreme Court in Case Involving Suspended Unity Party Chair
Judge Peter Gbenewelleh of the Civil Law Court has forwarded the case involving suspended Unity Party chairman Wilmot Paye to the Supreme Court, noting that the questions raised by the case are inherently constitutional in nature and must, therefore, be addressed by the nation’s highest court.
Former Defense Min. Samukai Pleads Not Guilty to Misapplying AFL Pension Funds
Former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai and two others have pleaded not guilty to charges of economic sabotage, money laundering, criminal facilitation, and criminal conspiracy related to their management of a pension fund for the Armed Forces of Liberia.
Judge Willie Denies Rep. Kolubah’s Request for Medical Leave
Judge Roosevelt Willie of Criminal Court A has, in a rather unexpected ruling, denied a request filed by lawyers representing Rep. Yekeh Kolubah of Montserrado’s tenth district to grant the lawmaker medical leave to travel to Ghana.
Judge Clinton-Johnson Wants Power to Appoint Magistrates Taken from the Presidency
The presiding judge of Criminal Court B, Ceaineh Clinton-Johnson, is calling for a change in the provision of the Judicial Law which gives the Executive Branch appointing powers over stipendiary magistrates.