Tag: Arson at the Capitol Liberia
Juror Removed Over Alleged Political Ties; Defense Slams State for “Delay...
MONROVIA, Liberia – December 2, 2025: Proceedings in Criminal Court “A” grew increasingly contentious on Tuesday after Resident Circuit Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie ordered...
Court Rejects Bid to Add Rep. Yorgbor to Indictment, Citing Delay...
Capitol Hill, Monrovia | Criminal Court “A” has denied a prosecution request to add Representative Jerry Yorgbor of Montserrado County District #12 to the...
Judge Willie to Hear Motion Seeking Removal of Third Juror Amid...
MONROVIA, Liberia – Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie will on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, hear arguments on a new prosecution bill of...
Court Denies Bid to Remove Juror Amid Dispute Over Alleged Political...
MONROVIA, Liberia — The Criminal Court on Wednesday denied a prosecution request to remove a seated juror after the State submitted a Bill of...
15 Jurors Seated in Capitol Arson Case, but Prosecution Challenges One
MONROVIA, Liberia — Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, completed a week‑long jury selection process in the...
Trial Suspended as Court Investigates Jury Irregularities In Capitol Building Arson...
MONROVIA — A high-profile trial at Criminal Court “A” has been suspended on Friday, November 21, 2025, as Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie launches an...
Seven Jurors Seated, Sequestered in Capitol Arson Trial
MONROVIA - Criminal Court “A” on Tuesday seated seven jurors in the ongoing trial of former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, Representatives Dixon Seboe,...
Ex-House Speaker and Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Capitol Arson Case
Monrovia, Liberia – Former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, along with sitting Representatives Jacob Debee, Abu B. Kamara, and Dixon Seboe, have pleaded not...
Liberia’s Capitol Fire Case: Court Denies Certiorari, Trial Set to Resume
By Jacquelyne L. Dennis
MONROVIA — The Supreme Court of Liberia has denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in the highly watched Capitol...
Supreme Court Freezes Capitol Arson Trial Pending Review
By Jacquelyne L. Dennis
MONROVIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered a temporary suspension of proceedings in the high-profile Capitol Building arson trial,...
