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Liberia: Former Vice President Howard-Taylor among 19 indicted, six Defendants currently held at Monrovia Central Prison

MONROVIA, Oct. 9 -- Liberia's most prominent drug trafficking and money laundering prosecution entered a new phase this week as several defendants, including a former senior security official, were ar... Read More


Liberia: NHA Bets Big on 20,000 Homes by 2030 Amid Unresolved Controversy

Liberia, Oct. 9 -- Monrovia-Liberia's housing ambitions are entering a potentially transformative phase, with the National Housing Authority projecting the construction of 15,000 to 20,000 housing uni... Read More


Liberia: Saudi Rice Trial Moves to Final Arguments As Evidence Phase Ends

MONROVIA, Oct. 8 -- The long-running trial involving the alleged misappropriation of Saudi-donated rice has entered its final stage, with the prosecution and defense scheduled to deliver closing argum... Read More


Liberia: Former NSA Official & Five Out of 19 Indicted In Major Drug, Money Laudering Case Taken to Monrovia Central Prison as Court Issues Writ

Liberia, Oct. 8 -- Monrovia-Five of the 19 defendants indicted alongside former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in a drug trafficking and money laundering case have been arrested, brought before Cr... Read More


Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor Indictment Uncertain as Lawyer Awaits Confirmation

Liberia, Oct. 7 -- Judiciary sources expect a grand jury to indict the former vice president, but her defense says it has received no official word By Willie N. Tokpah MONROVIA - Uncertainty surroun... Read More


Liberian Court Orders Arrest of Former Vice President in Transnational Drug Case

Liberia, Oct. 7 -- A Liberian court has ordered the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, ex-wife of convicted warlord and former President Charles Taylor, along with former security of... Read More


Liberia: Amid Kemayah's Fiery Defense, Lawyer Accuses AREPT of Witness Tampering; Task Force Denies Allegation, Wants Claim Tested in Court

Monrovia, Oct. 6 -- A troubling confrontation outside the courtroom has opened a new front in the criminal trial, with defense lawyer Gbawou Kowou accusing the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Ta... Read More


Liberia: Landmark Rape Trial, Defendant Jallah Accuses Police of Planting His Saliva on Survivor's Clothing

Monrovia, Oct. 2 -- Peter Bon Jallah, on trial for alleged gang rape, statutory rape and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy, took the witness stand Thursday and accused investigators of deliberate... Read More


Liberia: Court Rejects Acquittal Bid, but Key Questions Remain

Monrovia, Oct. 1 -- Peter Bon Jallah's lawyers asked Criminal Court "E" on Wednesday to end his trial before he ever had to answer the charges. Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh, Sr. said no. By Willie N... Read More


Liberia: President Boakai's Name Drags In Courtroom Record In Saudi Rice Trial

MONROVIA, Sept. 30 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's name entered the courtroom record Monday as former General Services Agency (GSA) Director-General Mary T. Broh testified in the Saudi-donated rice... Read More