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A System on Trial: Can Gbeisay Rewrite Liberia’s Justice Story, or Should Liberians Manage Their Expectations?
Can he, or anyone, credibly promise to change the course of Liberia's justice system?
Michael T
4 days ago3 min read
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Writ of Arrest for Abdullah Kamara and Edwina Zackpa
But behind the scenes, Kamara has been quietly seeking a restitution deal
Michael T
Jul 152 min read
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No More Donor Funding for War Crimes Court: Outgoing US Ambassador Torner Reveals
Following the death of Senator Prince Johnson—a central figure linked to the civil war—momentum and interest in establishing the court appear to have sharply declined
Michael T
Jul 113 min read
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Former Minister Tweah Fires Back: Witch Hunt Claims, $30M Plot, and Weah-Era Progress
that these charges are politically motivated and designed to tarnish his reputation and that of his former colleagues
Michael T
Jul 72 min read
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MURMURING ON THE SUPREME COURT BENCH
President Boakai more interested in a compliant judiciary than an independent one
Michael T
Jul 42 min read
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Unity Party Loyalist Boakai Kanneh Set to Become Next Associate Justice
increasing politicization of the country’s judiciary
Michael T
Jul 32 min read
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Prosecutors Play Retirement Card to Twist Tweah, et al. Case Proceedings
trying to arm twist the law
Michael T
Jul 23 min read
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'Liquor Talk’ Justice Gbeisay Nominated as Chief Justice
One of Liberia’s most controversial legal figures of the last decade
Michael T
Jul 13 min read
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Chief Justice Youh Reaches 70—Stays in Office Until Every Case She Began is Resolved
preventing disruption and safeguarding litigants’ rights
Michael T
Jun 252 min read
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Executive overreach and political manipulation to settle scores
acts that are more coercion than investigation, vengeance than justice
Michael T
Jun 193 min read
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Koffa, et al: How the Executive Is Weaponizing the Courts
An attempt to nudge justice off its rails
Michael T
Jun 63 min read
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MCC in Corruption Web: FIA Probes Deepening Scandal
coordinated web of fraud
Michael T
Jun 22 min read
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Autopsy Contradicts Police, Rules Young Man’s Death in Custody a Homicide
public pressure and demands from Moisema’s family led to a formal autopsy
Michael T
May 272 min read
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Cletus Noah’s Burial on Hold as Police Order Autopsy
citing grave and unsubstantiated allegations made against him and former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah by Noah’s brother, Caine Tozo
Michael T
May 192 min read
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Ruling on Bill of Information Set for April 23: Will Liberia’s Executive Branch Enforce the Supreme Court’s Verdict—Even if Their Favorite Loses?
A dispute that fundamentally questions whether the Majority Bloc’s process to remove Speaker Koffa and appoint Koon adhered to constitutional requirements.
Michael T
Apr 173 min read
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Asset Recovery Team’s Authority Questioned: Finda Bundoo’s Lawyers Insist on Judicial Oversight
To ensure that their clients' constitutional rights are protected
Michael T
Apr 163 min read
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Prophet Key Jailed for Fraud by LNP
a pattern of misrepresentation in his documentation
Michael T
Apr 142 min read
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Apology No One Asked For: CDC Turns LNP’s Mea Culpa into a Damning Indictment
Deepened suspicions and fueled the opposition’s narrative that the police force is being used as a political tool
Michael T
Apr 142 min read
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117 Freed: A Drop in the Ocean of Liberia’s 2,000+ Pretrial Detainees
widespread violations of human rights within the country’s justice system
Michael T
Apr 113 min read
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Former Maritime Boss Nagbe Alarms Over Terroristic Threats from EPS Boss Gaye: Terms 48-Hour Retraction Ultimatum as Blackmail
considering his alleged history of endorsing security brutality
Michael T
Apr 102 min read
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