Monrovia, May 21 -- A new legal battle has erupted in the controversial US$6.2 million corruption case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and several former government officials, after defense lawyers secured a temporary stay order from the Supreme Court amid an escalating investigation into alleged juror tampering.

By Victoria G. Wesseh and Willie N. Tokpah

The latest development unfolded Wednesday, May 20, when prominent defense lawyer Arthur Tamba Johnson convened a tense press conference at his Center Street law office in Monrovia, sharply criticizing the judiciary's probe into jurors who served in the high-profile case.Cllr. Johnson announced that Supreme Court Justice in Chambers Yussif ...