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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), the umbrella body of all lawyers in the country is warning citizens, media stakeholders and political actors to avoid spreading fear or politicizing the ongoing arson trial involving former Speaker Fonati Koffa, himself a lawyer, and three other lawmakers. The warning followed a recent surge in protests, particularly around the Temple of Justice, housing the several courts. Cllr.
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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
The latest Afrobarometer survey highlights challenges faced by Liberian women and girls, including gender- based violence, limited access to education, healthcare, employment opportunities, political participation and economic disparities. The survey indicates that these disparities are reinforced by discriminatory social norms, values, and practices, citing the Government of Liberia, 2024; Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
Members of the 55th Legislature who have been charged for their alleged roles in the arson attack on the Capitol last December are at the verge of being indicted by a Special Grand Jury, a defense lawyer who has asked to remain anonymous told the Daily Observer.
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2 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
Former Speaker J.
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2 weeks ago | 
liberianobserver.com | Abednego Davis
Former Speaker J.
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2 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
The five lawmakers and their accomplices charged with committing an arson attack on the Capitol Building, stood trial for the first time on Tuesday, June 10th, at the Monrovia City Court. Police alleged, Friday, that the defendants -- former Speaker J.
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2 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
Former Speaker, Fonati Koffa and three other lawmakers walked out of Monrovia Central Prison, Monday, after posting a collective property valuation bond amount of US$440,000. They had spent three-nights in jail. There was no bond hearing, yesterday. Instead, Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court, used his personal discretion to grant the lawmakers bail and subsequent release.
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2 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
An embarrassing legal blunder occurred on Saturday, June 7, in the Monrovia City Court, when lawyers representing former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three other lawmakers, who are suspects in a fire that gutted parts of the Capitol, last December. Charged with arson, the suspects appeared in the courtroom without a bond for the case, described as an attack on the country's democracy.
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2 weeks ago | 
liberianobserver.com | Abednego Davis
An embarrassing legal blunder occurred on Saturday, June 7, in the Monrovia City Court, when lawyers representing former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three other lawmakers, who are suspects in a fire that gutted parts of the Capitol, last December. Charged with arson, the suspects appeared in the courtroom without a bond for the case, described as an attack on the country's democracy.
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3 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Abednego Davis
The US$6 million corruption case involving former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah remains in limbo, as the Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on their alleged criminal immunity. He stands accused alongside other former members of the National Security Council (NSC) who served under former President George Weah's administration. Presiding Chamber Justice Ceaineh Clinton-Johnson had declared a temporary halt to the trial, three months ago.
