Liberia, May 7 -- Summary:

By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Wednesday received draft bills for a proposed war and economic crimes court and a national anti-corruption court, barely four days after renewing the mandate of the Office tasked with establishing the tribunals. Boakai had ordered it to work immediately with the Legislature to secure passage of the measures within 90 days.

The ceremony brought together transitional justice advocates, victims and survivors' groups, religious leaders, traditional chiefs and senior government officials, including Nathaniel Kwabo, the cabinet director. Barbu, who had accused accused Kwabo and other senior government offcials of ...