Liberia, Nov. 13 -- Monrovia-Former Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah and other defendants convicted in the controversial Saudi Rice case are heading into another decisive legal battle, with Criminal Court 'C' scheduled to rule Friday on their motion seeking a new trial following the October 9 jury verdicts.

By:Willie N. Tokpah

The ruling, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on November 13 at the Temple of Justice, could determine whether the guilty verdicts returned against eight of the 13 defendants will stand or whether the court will grant the defense an opportunity to reopen the proceedings.

The development presents a critical moment for Kemayah and his co-defendants, who are challenging the outcome of a prosecution involving 29,412 b...