Monrovia, Oct. 30 -- Criminal Court "E" at the Temple of Justice has scheduled a hearing for Monday, November 2, at 10 a.m. on a motion for a new trial filed by Peter Bon Jallah, former National Security Agency, NSA official convicted of statutory rape and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy.

By: Willie N. Tokpah

The hearing presents the next crucial test in a closely watched criminal case after Assigned Circuit Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh Sr., sitting without a jury, found Jallah guilty of two of the three charges brought against him but acquitted him of gang rape.

FrontPage Africa has been informed by court sources that the court has received the motion and will hear arguments on Monday.

Depending on the outcome, the court is e...