Liberia, Oct. 23 -- Six months after the House of Representatives expelled Rep. Yekeh Kolubah while a Supreme Court stay order was pending, the full bench has heard his appeal and reserved its ruling. The case rests on a narrow question: whether the House was properly served with the order. But the answer will decide whether court orders bind Liberia's Legislature, and whether due process protects elected officials. FrontPageAfrica urges the Court to rule promptly and plainly.

THE SUPREME COURT of Liberia heard arguments on Thursday in the appeal of Yekeh Kolubah, the Montserrado County District #10 lawmaker expelled from the House of Representatives in April. The Court then reserved its ruling. The Court has every right to take time to ...