MONROVIA– The Monrovia City Court has issued a writ of arrest for three individuals accused of unlawfully exhuming and reburying the remains of a deceased woman without legal authorization.
The writ, signed by Stipendiary Magistrate L. Ben Barco at the Temple of Justice, names Moses H. Abossouhe, Rev. Stanley Y. Roberts, and Jackie Greene as defendants. They are charged with Abuse of Corpse, Criminal Facilitation, and Criminal Conspiracy under Liberia’s New Penal Law.
The Republic of Liberia filed the complaint through private prosecutors Ephemia Thompson Wisner, Christopher Maxwell Greene, and Leticia Young Brown. The complainants allege that the case stems from events following the funeral and burial of their sister, the late Pinky Greene.
According to court documents, the initial funeral service was held on January 31, 2026, at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in New Georgia Estate. The body was subsequently interred at the Johnsonville Cemetery.
However, the complaint alleges that on February 25, 2026, the grave was forcibly opened and the remains removed without lawful authority. The body was reportedly taken for a second funeral service and later reburied in Bomi County at a cemetery said to be owned and operated by one of the accused.
The complainants further assert that discussions concerning the reburial took place on the night of February 24, 2026, prior to the alleged exhumation.
Court records indicate that the alleged conduct violates Sections 18.12, 10.2, and 10.5 of the New Penal Law, which respectively address Abuse of Corpse, Criminal Facilitation, and Criminal Conspiracy.
Acting upon the complaint made under oath, the Court directed Captain Charles Bloyuefloh of the Magistrate Police, or his designated deputy, to arrest the accused and bring them before the court to answer to the charges.
The writ was issued on February 27, 2026, and signed by the Clerk of Court. The matter is now expected to proceed through the judicial process in accordance with Liberian law, which presumes all defendants innocent until proven guilty.
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