By Staff Writer A Liberian citizen, who was arrested in Ghana for allegedly participating in the arson attack on the Capitol Building last December, yesterday appeared before the Monrovia City Court on multiple charges including arson. Defendant John Nyanti was subsequently transferred to the Criminal Court “A’ that sent him to the Monrovia…
By Staff Writer The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice has produced its first witness in Police Chief Inspector and Criminal Investigator Peter W. Johnson who testified and chronicle the four lawmakers involvement in the alleged arson attack on the Capitol building between December 17-18, 2024. Inspector Johnson testifying in open court described…
By: Staff Writer The Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice has gauged defendants Hassan Fadiga, deputy director of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) liable for defaming the character of Abraham Kromah, former Director of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency and the court has asked the defendant and his brother Hussein Fadiga who…
By Staff Writer The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice has temporarily released from further detention four lawmakers who were jailed for three days since last Friday, June 6, 2025. Defendants Dixon W. Seboe, Abu B. Kamara, J. Fonati Koffa and Jacob C. Deblue were set free on a US$ 440,000.00 property bond…
By Staff Writer Criminal Court ‘C’ on Tuesday released on bail Rev. Emmanuel Nimely, former religious advisor and pastor, from the Forkay Klon Church to Liberia’s former President George Weah,in a US$87,300 theft of Property case. Initially, Rev. Nimely has confessed to defrauding 90 people out of $87,300 under the pretense of facilitating their travel…
By Staff Writer Monrovia-The Monrovia City Court on Thursday opened hearings into a high-profile Petition for Extradition brought by the Republic of Liberia against fugitive Othello Bruce, who is wanted in the United States for serious criminal offenses including statutory rape and aggravated assault. The case was called for hearing before the presiding judge at…
By: Staff Writer The Justice in chambers, Ceaineh D. Clinton-Johnson, has called Judge Willie for a conference based on his ruling denying Samuel D. Tweah, Nyanti Tuan, Stanley Ford, Jefferson Karmoh and D. Moses P. Cooper. Writ states that “By directive of her honor Clinton-Johnson, Associate Justice presiding in chambers, you are hereby citied to…
By Staff Writer Judge Roosevelt Willie of the Criminal Court ‘C,’ has ordered the Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), and Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), to appear before him and produce documentary evidence in the ongoing trial of former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and three others co-defendants The order was as a result…
By Staff Writer The Civil Law Court expected to rule in the jury tempering accusation against Cllr. Albert Sims, one of the lawyers for Club Beer Factory in the ongoing land dispute case between the Factory and the Intestate Estate of the late Jeda Tor. The Estate filed Action of Summary Proceedings to Recover Possession…
By Staff Writer Prosecution’s first witness in the ongoing fire incident which led to the burning of the Capitol Building, on Wednesday provided details regarding the involvement of defendant Thomas Etheridge and several others to the act. Testifying at the Monrovia City Court, Insp. ACP Rafell Wilson said, Ethridge and other defendants were in the…
