GOMPA, Nimba County, Sept. 25 -- A bitter property dispute in Gompa City has widened into a direct clash between the judiciary and local politics, after the Gompa Magisterial Court issued a summons for former Mayor Amos N. G. Suah in connection with remarks he made about Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay.

By Selma Lomax, selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

Court officials moved to summon Suah after he issued pointed criticism of the Chief Justice's role in overseeing the disputed land matter, including comments that questioned why Gbeisay had inserted himself into property affairs in Nimba County.

Tensions escalated further when Gbeisay took to the airwaves to defend a controversial eviction and demolition operation carried out in G...