Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- The Office of War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia said Thursday that it had received $US300,000 or 15 percent of President Joseph Boakai's promised $US2 million for 2025, for its operations. The president pledged the funding in late April when he extended the mandate of the Office by one year through an executive order.

Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office, made the disclosure during the 4th monthly National Transitional Justice Coordination Committee meeting, attended by leading transitional justice actors, including the civil society, victims and survivors of Liberia's brutal civil wars, the international community and media.

The partial funding came months after Barbu said it had exhausted $368,000...