Monrovia, Sept. 3 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has removed Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh and Solicitor General Cllr. Augustine Fayiah from their posts, abruptly reshuffling the leadership of the Ministry of Justice at a critical stage in Liberia's investigation and prosecution of suspects linked to the country's largest-ever cocaine seizures.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The Executive Mansion announced Wednesday that Cllr. Betty M. Lamin-Blamo has been appointed as the new Minister of Justice, while Cllr. Abrahim Boimah Sillah, Sr. will serve as Solicitor General.

The shake-up comes as the Ministry of Justice, under Tweh and Fayiah, has been at the center of the gov...