Liberia, July 22 -- The detention of former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo following Tuesday's ruling by Criminal Court "C" has shifted attention in the country's sprawling asset-recovery prosecution from the allegations themselves to a more immediate legal question regarding what constitutes sufficient security for an accused person facing charges involving millions of dollars?

In a ruling that could have implications beyond Bundoo's individual case, Assigned Circuit Judge Ousman F. Feika rejected two property valuation bonds presented on her behalf and established an US$8 million bail-bond threshold, sending her to the Monrovia Central Prison until a bond satisfying the court's requirements is filed and approved...