Liberia, Oct. 4 -- Defense attorney Gbawou Kowou says witnesses who testified for the accused were summoned to AREPT's headquarters and pressured, while the taskforce says the incident was a misunderstanding and denies attempting to influence the witnesses.

By Jaheim T. Tumujaheim.tumu@frontpageafricaonline.com

PAYNESVILLE CITY - A confrontation at the headquarters of the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT) has triggered fresh tensions in the ongoing Saudi rice criminal trial, after defense lawyer Gbawou Kowou accused the agency of attempting to intimidate or tamper with witnesses who recently testified for the defense.

AREPT has denied the allegation, saying the individuals at the center of the controversy were not...