MONROVIA, Aug. 20 -- The effort by former Deputy Minister and Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo to secure her release from detention has entered another critical stage, as Criminal Court "C" continues to examine the insurance company backing her US$6 million criminal appearance bond.

By Willie N. Tokpah

Wednesday's proceedings shifted attention away from the underlying criminal allegations against Bundoo and toward the credibility, authority and financial strength of American Casualty Insurance Company of Liberia (ACCICO), which has presented itself as the surety for the former government official.

The court's scrutiny intensified after ACCICO General Manager Alieu V. Sheriff acknowledged that an incorrect business registration certi...