Scenes from the Supreme Court on Friday

MONROVIA, Montserrado – On Friday, Liberty Party argued before the Supreme Court of Liberia, seeking to prevent the National Elections Commission from proceeding with the presidential runoff election slated for November 7. Below are scenes from the grounds of the Temple of Justice.

Observers enter the Temple of Justice to listen to the arguments. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Onlookers gather outside the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

National Democratic Institute representatives at the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Musa Dean led the legal team for the National Elections Commission. Photo: Zeze Ballah

A female officer of the Liberia National Police is posted at the entrance of the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Liberia National Police officers on patrol at the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Pearl Brown-Bull of the Women Situation Room in Liberia arrives at the Temple of Justice to hear the arguments. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Charles Walker Brumskine, Liberty Party’s standard bearer, arrives at the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Kla Toomey of Liberty Party was also at the Temple of Justice to listen to the arguments. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Abraham Kromah, the police’s deputy director for operations. Photo: Zeze Ballah

(Left to right in foreground) Musa Bility and Harrison Karnwea arrive at the Supreme Court. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe at the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Benedict Sannoh, former justice minister of Liberia. Photo: Zeze Ballah

The parking lot of the Temple of Justice is littered with vehicles. Photo: Zeze Ballah

An officer of the Liberia National Police on guard at the Temple of Justice. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Bystanders eagerly await the outcome of the argument. Photo: Zeze Ballah

Featured photo by Zeze Evans Ballah

Zeze Ballah

Zeze made his journalism debut as a high school reporter at the LAMCO Area School System. In 2016 and 2017, the Press Union of Liberia awarded Zeze with the Photojournalist of the Year award. Zeze was also the union's 2017 Health Reporter of the Year. He is a Health Journalism Fellow with Internews.

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