MONROVIA, Liberia – Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice has scheduled Tuesday, February 24, 2026, for the reading of the Supreme Court mandate in the high-profile public interest case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four other former government officials.
The assignment was made by Resident Circuit Judge Ousman F. Feika following the February 12, 2026 ruling of the Supreme Court of Liberia, which denied the defendants’ petition to halt prosecution and ordered that the matter proceed to full trial.
The Supreme Court rejected claims by Tweah and his co-defendants that they are immune from prosecution under Article 61 of the 1986 Constitution by virtue of their membership on the National Security Council (NSC).
Alongside Tweah, the defendants include former Acting Justice Minister Cllr. Nyenati Tuan, former Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) Director Stanley S. Ford, former FIA Comptroller D. Moses P. Cooper, and former National Security Advisor Jefferson Karmoh. They face charges including economic sabotage, theft of property, money laundering, criminal facilitation, and conspiracy, connected to the alleged misapplication of US$6.2 million.
The defendants had argued that, as NSC members working under the Office of the President, they were entitled to constitutional immunity similar to that of the President. However, the Supreme Court ruled that Article 61 protections apply exclusively to the sitting President and cannot be extended to Cabinet officials or other government officials.
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