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Share MONROVIA – The Judiciary under the watch of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has come under the spotlight for lacking independence while judges stand accused of soliciting bribes to try cases or even grant bails – according to the U.S. State Department 2020 Human Rights Report. The report which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, cites arbitrary killings, detention and judicial lapses. On the judiciary, the report states: “The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, but judges and magistrates were subject to influence and engaged ...

Liberia: Analysis of the results of the special senatorial election and referendum Listen to article The Liberian National Elections Commission recently completed the results of the special senatorial election and referendum. According to the results, the Liberian people voted massively against the ruling party and rejected the referendum. The election was held on December 8, 2020. The National Elections Commission (NEC), after much litigation, gave the majority of the results of the election. The results show that 10 candidates of the ruling party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) ...

Liberia: Bill Twehway Addresses Age-Old Problem at Only High School in River Cess County Liberia: Bill Twehway Addresses Age-Old Problem at Only High School in River Cess County Share MONROVIA — The age-old problem of student agitations owing to lack of teachers at the only high school in River Cess County is at the verge of being solved. The hall hosting the graduation and closing exercises of the Cestos High School during the weekend turned into a center of jubilations and excitements when Mr. Sediki Fofona, the man serving as proxy for Guest Speaker Bill Twehway announced that three more...

NEC Chairperson Davidetta Browne Lansanah After days of speculation in media outlets that the National Port Authority (NPA) has paid or planning to pay the sum of US$40,000 to the National Elections Commission (NEC) for a recount in Rivercess County following a mandate from the Supreme Court, the Commission has rejected the report and said it is “Untrue” and that it has no business with NPA or any other entity to fund election processes except the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP). At a press conference held over the weekend at its headquarters in Monrovia, the NEC, thro...

The Liberian Senate has voted to request Justice Minister, Cllr Musah Dean, to write a letter to the Elections Commission, withdrawing the one written earlier by his Solicitor General, Saymah Syrenius Cephas, requesting NEC not to certificate Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Jeffrey Samukai. Proferring the motion after almost two hours of interventions by Senators, Grand Bassa County ranking Senator, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence declared that “In the spirit of coordination, I like to move that the Minister of Justice write a communication to the National Elections Commission, withdrawing the c...