Liberia, April 29 -- Monrovia-The corruption trial linked to the alleged misuse of national security funds continued to take suprising turn Tuesday, April 28, as the defense's second witness mounted a challenge to the prosecution's central claims, raising fresh doubts about both its timeline and investigative approach.

By Willie N. Tokpah

Taking the stand before the Criminal Court, defense witness Stanley Ford directly refuted the prosecution's assertion that the Financial Intelligence Agency, FIA, only became part of Liberia's National Joint Security framework in July 2023, an argument prosecutors have relied on to question the legality of the defendants' actions.

Ford testified that a July 2023 communication from National Security Ad...