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The Supreme Court is the head of the Judiciary Branch of the Government of the Republic of Liberia, its Administrative head and spokesperson is the Chief Justice who shall preside over the business of the Court and other ordinary meetings of the Judiciary

28/08/2026

Breaking News!

Supreme Court Offers Martin Kollie , Williams Due Process

Chief Justice His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. said yesterday's judgment mandating Mr. Kollie and Williams to pay US$ 50, 000 each to appellant Wilmot Smith, former Deputy Director General for Information Coordination at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services was an inadvertent error on the part of the full bench of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia.

Chief Justice Gbeisay, Sr. explained that the two men were brought under the jurisdiction of the lower court from which the appeal emanated and as such judgment from the Supreme Court should not affect them..

The Chief Justice therefore ordered the lower Court to resume jurisdiction of the matter and allow the two men to appear before it, in keeping with due process.

28/08/2026

THE SUPREME COURT CONTINUES TO HAND DOWN OPINIONS AND RENDER JUDGMENTS IN CASES HEARD DURING ITS MARCH TERM, 2026,

28/08/2026

𝙄𝒏𝙨𝒊𝙙𝒆 𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑺𝙪𝒑𝙧𝒆𝙢𝒆 𝑪𝙤𝒖𝙧𝒕 𝑷𝙧𝒊𝙨𝒐𝙣 𝙏𝒆𝙧𝒎𝙨 𝙖𝒏𝙙 𝙁𝒊𝙣𝒆𝙨
𝙁𝑫𝘼, 𝑴𝙞𝒏𝙚𝒔 & 𝑬𝙣𝒆𝙧𝒈𝙮, 𝑨𝙣𝒅 𝑷𝙋𝑨𝙇 𝘾𝒐𝙧𝒓𝙪𝒑𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏 𝑪𝙖𝒔𝙚𝒔

The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the incarceration of former officials of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy for defrauding the Government of Liberia.

Associate Justice Boakai N. Kanneh, delivering the Court’s judgment, ruled that the defendants will serve one year each in prison for misdemeanor and pay a fine of US$10,000 each for the crime of economic sabotage.

Justice Kanneh explained that economic sabotage occurs when a person knowingly conspires or colludes to defraud the Government of Liberia, creates opportunities for fraud, or performs or omits acts enabling another to defraud the state.

The convicted officials include Moses Wogbeh, former FDA Managing Director; John Kanto, former Technical Manager; Janger Kamara, former Commercial Forestry Manager; David Blayee, former County Surveyor of Grand Bassa County; and Maxwell Gwee, former Director of Cartography at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

These defendants were originally convicted in 2015 by Criminal Court “C” Judge Peter W. Gbenewelleh for Economic sabotage, Forgery, Criminal conspiracy, and Obstruction of government functions after defrauding the government of US$6 million through illegal forestry permits. However, Justice Kanneh vacated the US$6 million restitution order.

In a related ruling, Justice Kanneh adjudged Mrs. Enree Bee Neeplo, former Program Manager of the Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia (PPAL), guilty of Economic sabotage. She was ordered to pay a fine of US$10,000. Failure to pay within 60 days will result in 10 years' imprisonment.

The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) investigation revealed procurement irregularities between 2013 and 2018, including unauthorized expenditures, misuse of donor funds, and conflicts of interest.

Evidence showed Neeplo’s involvement in forming PEWETTA Security Services, procuring a Ford Everest vehicle with donor funds, awarding contracts to JND Catering Services, and other fraudulent transactions.

Justice Kanneh emphasized that the testimonies and evidence presented satisfied the jury that Neeplo engaged in procurement fraud amounting to economic sabotage; therefore, the trial court’s judgment stands.

27/08/2026

Breaking News!

Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the incarceration of former officials of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy for defrauding the Government of Liberia.

Associate Justice, His Honor Boakai N. Kanneh reading the Supreme Court's judgment said the defendants will spent one year each in prison and pay a restitution of US10,000 each for the crime of economic sabotage.

Details will be updated!

26/08/2026

Supreme Court To Deliver Major Judgments

The Supreme Court of Liberia is set to render final judgments in several high-profile criminal cases involving past and present government officials from the National Legislature, the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), and the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy.
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 11:00 A.M., Associate Justice Boakai N. Kanneh will deliver judgment in the appeal case of former FDA Managing Director Moses Wogbeh, former Technical Manager John Kanto, former Commercial Forestry Manager Janger Kamara, former County Surveyor of Grand Bassa County David Blayee, and former Director of Cartography at the Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy, Maxwell Gwee.
The defendants were convicted in 2015 by Criminal Court “C” Judge Peter W. Gbenewelleh for Economic sabotage, Forgery, Criminal conspiracy, and Obstruction of government functions, after being found guilty of defrauding the Government of Liberia of US$6M through illegal forestry permits. Dissatisfied with the lower court’s ruling, they filed an appeal before the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn or modify the judgment.
On Friday, August 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. will hand down the ruling in the Capitol Arson Case, involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and Representatives Dixon W. Seboe, Abu B. Kamara, and K. Jacob C. B. Debee.
Defense lawyers filed a petition for a writ of prohibition challenging Judge Roosevelt Willie’s decision to disband the jury panel, arguing that the action was unlawful and prejudicial to the defendants’ rights.
Between Thursday, August 27, 2026, and Friday, August 28, 2026, the Supreme Court is expected to deliver rulings in a total of Fifty-five (55) cases. Thirty (30) of these cases will be delivered on Thursday and twenty-five (25) cases on Friday. The docket includes matters ranging from murder to ejectment actions and debt disputes, underscoring the Court’s heavy caseload as it concludes its last judicial term.

25/08/2026

𝘾𝒐𝙪𝒓𝙩 𝙍𝒆𝙟𝒆𝙘𝒕𝙨 𝘾𝒐𝙢𝒑𝙖𝒔𝙨𝒊𝙤𝒏𝙖𝒕𝙚 𝙇𝒆𝙖𝒗𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙦𝒖𝙚𝒔𝙩 … 𝙎𝒆𝙣𝒅𝙨 𝙁𝒐𝙧𝒎𝙚𝒓 𝑽𝙋 𝙏𝒐 𝑱𝙖𝒊𝙡

The Stipendiary Magistrate of the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice, His Honor L. Ben Barco, has rejected a request made by former Vice President (VP) Jewel Howard Taylor to grant her compassionate leave that would allow her to be detained at a medical facility of her choice outside the Monrovia Central Prison pending her trial.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice entertained arguments between state prosecutors and lawyers representing the interests of the former VP in a Motion to grant compassionate leave at a medical facility of her choice outside the Monrovia Central Prison, along with a preliminary examination into her case.

During the argument, her lawyers informed the court that she has asthma and high blood pressure, conditions they described as life-threatening if not properly managed. They insisted that continued treatment by her chosen doctors was essential to preserve her life.
They also pleaded that the court consider her status as a former Vice President, her moral standing, and the rule of compassionate detention in granting the request.

In resistance to her legal team, State prosecutors opposed the motion, citing a medical report that declared Taylor’s condition stable. “𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑠, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠, ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛,”

Magistrate Barco ruled on the motion for compassionate leave following the heated argument and noted that, under Liberian Law, a request for formal compassionate leave rests with the Executive Branch, specifically the Ministry of Justice, and not with the Judiciary Branch of Government.

Magistrate Barco explained further by quoting Chapter 34, section 34.20.1 of the Criminal Procedure Law, which provides that: “𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛.”

𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 21, 2026 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠: “𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 48 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 48-ℎ𝑟𝑠. 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.”

Magistrate Barco, however, granted her lawyers' request for a preliminary examination, denied the request for compassionate leave, and sent her to the Monrovia Central Prison.

The former VP was forwarded to court by the Liberia National Police after nearly a week of treatment at a local medical facility in Monrovia. She reportedly fell ill while under police investigation for multiple alleged crimes, including drug-related charges allegedly linking her to the over 317M drugs bust in Liberia.

https://judiciary.gov.lr/court-rejects-compassionate-leave-request-sends-former-vp-to-jail/

25/08/2026

𝑱𝙐𝑫𝙄𝑪𝙄𝑨𝙇 𝘽𝑹𝘼𝑵𝘾𝑯
𝑹𝙀𝑷𝙐𝑩𝙇𝑰𝘾 𝙊𝑭 𝑳𝙄𝑩𝙀𝑹𝙄𝑨

̲P̲U̲B̲L̲I̲C̲ ̲S̲E̲R̲V̲I̲C̲E̲ ̲A̲N̲N̲O̲U̲N̲C̲E̲M̲E̲N̲T̲

THE HONORABLE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA WILL CONTINUE THE HANDING DOWN OF OPINIONS AND RENDER JUDGMENTS IN CASES HEARD DURING ITS MARCH TERM, 2026, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026, AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026, AT THE HOUR OF 11:00 A.M., AND THEREAFTER, THE COURT WILL ADJOURN SINE DIE.

ALL COUNSELLORS-AT-LAW AND PARTY LITIGANTS ARE REQUESTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.

BY ORDER OF HIS HONOR YAMIE QUIQUI GBEISAY, SR., CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA.

Signed:
Cllr. Sam Mamulu
CLERK, SUPREME COURT, R.L.

Dated this 25th day of August A. D. 2026

24/08/2026

Qualified Liberian National Bar Association 2026 Licensed Lawyers https://judiciary.gov.lr/qualified-liberian-national-bar-association-2026-licensed-lawyers/

21/08/2026

𝑪𝙤𝒖𝙧𝒕 𝑫𝙚𝒏𝙞𝒆𝙨 𝙈𝒐𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏 𝑻𝙤 𝙎𝒖𝙥𝒓𝙚𝒔𝙨 𝙀𝒗𝙞𝒅𝙚𝒏𝙘𝒆

𝘐𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦

The First Judicial Circuit Criminal Court “D” Assize at the Temple of Justice has denied a motion to suppress evidence in an ongoing Armed Robbery case involving one Abraham Jalloh, A.K.A. (HP), and others whom the State is prosecuting for Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Criminal Conspiracy.

One of the legal counsels representing the State is Cllr. Jonah A. Kerkulah, while one of the counsels representing the defendants is Cllr. Juah D.Bestman of the Public Defender's Office.

On Monday, August 17, 2026, Presiding Judge, Her Honor Mameita Jabateh-Sirleaf, ruled that statements made by Jalloh during police investigation are admissible. The court found that his Miranda rights were read to him and that he voluntarily waived them.
The prosecution cited a Supreme Court case, Wright Jr. v. Republic of Liberia (2010), and a police charge sheet dated February 17, 2026, to support its argument.

On the other hand, the Public Defense lawyers argued that Jalloh’s rights were violated and raised issues of jurisdiction, but the court said it would only hear the issue of Armed robbery. It denied the motion and ordered the trial to proceed.

It can be recalled that, between April 2025 and February 2026, Jalloh and others were indicted for Armed robbery, Criminal conspiracy, and Aggravated assault. The indictment indicated that Jalloh and others were armed with guns and knives and attacked residents in Zubah Town. The indictment pointed out that the incidents involved the robbery of US$875 and L$49,000 from Aboubacar Diallo's shop, while another involved an attack on Decontee Krakue while she was in her car.

Meanwhile, the trial is expected to continue upon notice of assignment. https://judiciary.gov.lr/court-denies-motion-to-suppress-evidence/

20/08/2026

𝙇𝒂𝙬𝒚𝙚𝒓 𝙅𝒂𝙞𝒍𝙨 𝙛𝒐𝙧 𝘾𝒐𝙣𝒕𝙚𝒎𝙥𝒕

The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice has ordered the immediate imprisonment of Attorney-at-law J. Jefferson Cheeson at the Monrovia Central Prison for two days after finding him guilty of contempt of court.

Stipendiary Magistrate His Honor L. Ben Barco handed down the sentence on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, citing Cheeson’s public remarks on the widely broadcast Spoon Talk Show.

The lawyer had accused the magistrate of bias in a pending case, a move the court ruled was scandalous, undermined its authority, and violated professional ethics.

During the contempt hearing, Cheeson’s counsel pleaded for leniency, noting his remorse, lack of prior contempt record, and the isolated nature of the incident. However, court-appointed counsel argued that his conduct constituted a grave violation of Article 74 of the Liberian Constitution, which criminalizes contempt of court, and breached the sub judice rule by commenting on an undetermined matter.

Magistrate Barco emphasized that while Article 15 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, it requires responsibility, particularly where expression undermines public order or judicial integrity. He cited Chapter 12 of the New Judiciary Law, which empowers courts to punish contemptuous acts that impair respect for judicial authority.

The magistrate noted that summoning a defendant, even one who is a lawyer, is a lawful procedural duty, not evidence of bias. By choosing to politicize the matter on the radio rather than appear before the court, Cheeson breached his professional obligations and disrespected judicial authority.

“The court finds that respondent’s public statements constitute gross contempt of court in violation of Chapter 12 of the New Judiciary Law, the ethics governing the conduct of lawyers, and controlling precedent. His conduct undermines the dignity of the court, scandalized its presiding magistrate, and interfered with the administration of justice. It is hereby adjudged that J. Jefferson Cheeson is guilty of contempt of court and condemned to prison for two days,” Magistrate Barco declared.

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https://judiciary.gov.lr/lawyer-jails-for-contempt/

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